halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to mix; to stir; to blend
rather; sooner; preferably
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
until now; so far; up to the present
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
way; method; means; resource; course
to say no more; to sink into silence
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to entrust; to leave to a person
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
woman; female; feminine gender
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
at work; in the midst of work; working
growth period (in children)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to gain strength; to have energy