first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
wherein; therein; thereinto
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
please (give me); please (do for me)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to approach; to draw near
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
moment; brief space of time
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago