thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
had better ...; had better not ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to spend time (on doing something)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
adds force or indicates command
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
summer vacation; summer holiday
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to discuss; to talk together
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
father; dad; husband; you; he
to redeem (from sin); to save
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
at work; in the midst of work; working
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)