teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
remarkable; striking; obvious
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to work hard; to make an effort
(plain) hot water; boiled water
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to increase; to add to; to augment
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
counter for books; volume
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for