but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
final; eventual; ultimate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
use; utilization; utilisation; application
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
in one's own way or style
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(with) only a few left; (with) little left