to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
what do you want?; can I help you?
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
fare box (in a bus, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
the lower classes; the common people
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
way of solving (a problem); solution
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
second basement level; subbasement
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
professional job; profession
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation