the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
degree of attention; profile
number; number plate; license plate
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feeling; sense; impression
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
plump; with a thud; heavily
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category