slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to order; to command; to appoint
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
growth period (in children)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
story; tale; talk; discussion
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to look forward to something
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to go out and away; to leave
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to apologize; to apologise
until now; so far; up to the present
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
no!; no no!; no, not at all