to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
another time; some other time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
helper; assistant; help; assistance
fee; charge; rate; material
when; how soon; how long until
never mind!; don't worry about it
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
in search of; in order to look for
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
accomplishment; execution
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to begin to walk; to set out
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
such; like that; that sort of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate