to pick up; to find; to gather
a little bit; a little while
maintenance; preservation; improvement
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
one's post; place of work; workplace
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard to get; hard to come by
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
immediately; right away; on the spot
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip