metre; meter; meter; gauge
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
river; stream; River; the ... river
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
two persons; two people; pair; couple
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
final; eventual; ultimate
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)