to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to have a talk; to tell a story
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
have a good day; take care; see you
corridor; hallway; passageway
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
index finger; forefinger; second toe
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
this world; this life; world of the living
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
stairs; stairway; staircase