assertion; declaration; affirmation
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to switch off; to turn off
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
spine; backbone; spinal column
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
one's post; place of work; workplace
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
speaking voice; talking voice
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(United States of) America; USA