few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
same trade; same business; same profession
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at work; in the midst of work; working
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit