to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
please (give me); please (do for me)
source of revenue; financial supporter
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
person of doubtful origin
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
in the same way as; just like
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...