today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
paid vacation; paid holiday
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
hey there; I say; see here
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to be found; to be discovered
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
really; truly; indeed; good grief
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
don't you think?; indicates question
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
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
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened