to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
operation; functioning; running
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(not) even once; (not) ever
family structure; family composition; family makeup
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; fairly; quite
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to accept; to receive; to agree
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; even now; to this day
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to drop; to let fall; to omit