to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
war; battle; match; game; competition
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
question; inquiry; enquiry
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
busy; having no (free) time
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
first thing in the morning
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
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)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha