to have a talk; to tell a story
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
ice cream; flavoured ice; sherbet
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
grounds (of tea and coffee)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
and; thereupon; because of that
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whispering; murmuring; subdued
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished