if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to begin; to set about; to start
to manage something successfully; to be successful
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling; sense; impression