structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
machine parts; machinery; equipment
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
day after day; day by day
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get scarce; to run short
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
even though; despite; when
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?