to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
family; members of a family
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be found; to be discovered
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
job hunting; job searching
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
questionnaire; survey; poll
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
number of copies; circulation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to say; to be called; to do
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive