to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to have meaning; to be meaningful
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
abuse; misuse; perversion
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
workshop; studio; atelier
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
feeling keenly; fully realizing
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
correction; revision; amendment