safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
materials; data; document
to assemble; to set up; to construct
good feeling; feeling good
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
distant look; faraway look
how long; how much; to what extent
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
service in the first reserve
to throw away; to abandon
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sad; wretched; deplorable
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone