to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
separate; scattered; apart
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
older sister; elder sister
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
stature; build; height; size; physique
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
match; game; bout; contest
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by