female friend; woman friend
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
settlement; solution; resolution
one (thing); one piece; one item
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to keep a watchful eye on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
copier paper; photocopying paper
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)