tool; implement; means; furniture
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sincere; honest; faithful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to turn towards; to point
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
autumn moon; harvest moon
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)