warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
separate; scattered; apart
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
work-in-progress; working state
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
with a click; with a snap
to go along; to walk along; to follow
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type