little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
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
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
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
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
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 (on a typewriter)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
meaning; significance; sense