to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
something; some kind of; for some reason
record of proceedings; minutes
such ... as; or some such
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ago; since; before; previous
another school; other schools
by means of; due to; because of; according to
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se