to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
older brother; elder brother
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to look around; to survey
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to some extent; to a certain extent
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
settlement; payment of account
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
coincident with; while; simultaneously
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it