in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
major cleanup; spring cleaning
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
yeah; you're right; that's right
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
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to assemble; to set up; to construct
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to throw down the drain; to waste
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
curiosity; inquisitiveness
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge