ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in that manner; like that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
indicate reason; infers some protest
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all