to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
maintaining the status quo
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to manage something successfully; to be successful
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 calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except