usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
still better; even better
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
large tree; big tree; huge tree
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
routine work; everyday work
inspection; examination; checking
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
supply; supplying; replenishment
putting into operation; invocation