funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
serious condition; critical condition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
height (of body); stature
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
fully prepared; all ready
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ongoing; in progress; afoot
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)