to ask a question; to ask questions
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
heading; headline; index; headword
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
older sister; elder sister
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
already; now; no longer; not any more
established practice; custom