to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
be (that) as it may; having said that
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
transactions; dealings; business
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
both; both sides; both parties
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to burst open; to pop; to split
black lustre; black luster
pistol; handgun; revolver
tag (children's game); tig
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall off; to tumble down
useless; vain; aimless; idle
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough