rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to approach; to draw near
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reason; cause; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be relieved; to feel relieved
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
war; battle; match; game; competition
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
in the face of; in defiance of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
recovery; undoing; recall
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be smeared; to be covered
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know