at once; immediately; right now
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
piece; fragment; one (object)
to grow up; to become an adult
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party