to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
confections; sweets; candy; cake
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lock-opening; lock-picking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that