shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to palm off; to force a sale
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
please (give me); please (do for me)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to be too late; to be too slow
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
doctors; teachers; lawyers
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
in the same way as; just like
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; provided that
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)