writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
absence; disregard; indifference
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to apologize; to apologise
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
one's house; one's home; one's family
surroundings; environs; circumference
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I don't want to boast but
the same generation; coeval
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis