few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
energy conservation; economical use of energy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicate reason; infers some protest
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to look away; to avert one's eyes
clearing one's throat; cough
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
without; but if; otherwise; or else
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances