bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
environment; circumstance
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
a few years ago; some years back
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
interior; inside; internal
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy