barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
failure; mistake; blunder
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to stare back (at); to glare back
last night; yesterday evening
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take over; to hand over
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
continuation; succession; series
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished