inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to talk to oneself; to mutter
crew-cut (type of haircut)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at least; at most; (even) just
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
this and that; one thing and another
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to differ; to vary; to disagree
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
the ocean; the great deep