to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to paint (draw) a picture
tool; implement; means; furniture
to need; to call for; to require
play equipment; playground equipment
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
time; hour; period; class
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
no!; no no!; no, not at all
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
way; method; means; (technical) specification
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish