though; notwithstanding; although
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to work hard; to make an effort
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be surprised; to be astonished
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
priority; order of precedence
submersion; inundation; being flooded
society; company; the public; the world
to rush over; to run up to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
conduct; behavior; behaviour
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke