to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
suffix for familiar person
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
earnings from a part-time job
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
police; police officer; police station
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
older sister; lass; young lady
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
factory; plant; mill; workshop
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
in the meanwhile; during the time
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching