substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
empirically; from experience
such; this sort of; like this
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to change (one's clothes)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)