smoothly; easily; readily
in advance; beforehand; previously
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(together) with; -wide; including
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
mending; repair; darning; patching up
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
speech; expression; wording; language
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
sentence structure; grammatical construction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
impossible to do (although wants to)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to appease; to suppress; to calm
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais