book; volume; this; present; main; head
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
really; truly; indeed; good grief
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to get distracted; to jump off the track
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
society; the world; the times
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to overdo; to do too much
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
world; society; people; the public
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to help each other; to cooperate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial