promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
bad influence; negative influence
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
vacant house; unoccupied house
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to get change back; to be more than enough
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
main question; real issue at hand
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
to have a talk; to tell a story
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
nutritional value; food value
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused