to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
labor; labour; manpower; working force
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
grasp; catch; understanding
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
how long; how far; how much
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
remembrance; recollection; recognition
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to begin to walk; to set out
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
true character; real nature
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to have (something) innate; to be born with
that is to say; so that means
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over