development; exploitation
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
abuse; misuse; perversion
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
philanthropic activity; charity work
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
at a loss for words; stumped for words
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
the other day; lately; recently
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like