to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be rearranged or transposed
function; facility; faculty; feature
hemopoietic function; haemopoietic function; hematopoietic function; haematopoietic function; blood-forming functions
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
the other day; lately; recently
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
infectious disease; infection
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be a matter of life or death
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
donor; contributor; provider
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
inside one's heart; in one's mind
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
having lost face; in a bind
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
complete stranger; total stranger
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time