flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
just because; even if; even though
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
meaning; significance; sense
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to move (house); to change residence