to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
distrust; unjust suspicion
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
last night; yesterday evening
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to take measures (against); to take steps
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
room light; interior light
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude