to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
failure; mistake; blunder
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
bluff; false show of power; bold front
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
otherwise; or else; if not