various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
effect; result; worth; use; avail
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
waste of time; killing time
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to torment; to harass; to tease
personal; individual; private
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
library (usu. single-room); small library
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)