pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
separate; scattered; apart
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
notebook computer; laptop
to put one's strength into
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
gradually; slowly but steadily
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
script; libretto; scenario
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
lost article; something forgotten