meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
almost every day; almost daily
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
recompense; indemnity; atonement
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to hide; to conceal oneself
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment