little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
and; thereupon; because of that
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
detective agency; enquiry agency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
such; this sort of; like this
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
dealing with; coping with
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
considerably; fairly; quite
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
jokingly; in the form of a joke
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
meaning; significance; sense
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean