to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
greeting; a fine thing to say
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
it is not (like that) either
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
curse; spell; malediction
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody