to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to stop walking; to pause
surely; certainly; without doubt
older sister and younger brother
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
a little bit; a little while
progress; being under way
memories; recollections; reminiscence
cotton gloves; working gloves
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to sentence; to assign a penalty
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
master; teacher; stable master
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
senior; elder; person older than oneself