miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
with a start; with a jump
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
serious look (on one's face); straight face
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give directions; to issue instructions
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
calamity; misfortune; disaster
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
great difference; major mistake
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
growing child's hearty appetite
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
failure; mistake; blunder
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion