leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such ... as; or some such
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
image; figure; figure; form; image
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
horizon (related to land)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
time; hour; period; class
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come