irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to shout (in anger); to yell
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
capacity; volume; capacitance
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
trouble; bother; annoyance
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)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
father; dad; husband; you; he
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
after many twists and turns; after much trouble