to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
how long; how far; how much
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in the same way as; just like
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
older sister and younger brother
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to ascertain; to check; to make sure