to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
suffix for familiar person
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
curse; spell; malediction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
cooking; food preparation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; lass; young lady
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
material; substance; matter
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving