lower region; lower part; region below
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
surrounding at a distance
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
theatre-going; theater-going
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
being very busy; busyness
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to turn towards; to point
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
step; stride; counter for steps
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
when it becomes; when it comes to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but