request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
understood; I see; OK; present; here
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the same as always; day after day
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
leaving everything up to someone else
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
immediately; right away; on the spot
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat