near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get tired out; to be exhausted
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
old hag; old woman; old bat
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
man among men; manly man; alpha male
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to forget to say; to forget to mention
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)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
technique; art; skill; move
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down