operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
management; administration; operation
when it becomes; when it comes to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
proper; respectable; decent; honest
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
husband and wife; married couple
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
departure; leaving; going away; recession
several weeks; a few weeks
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
small; fine; detailed; stingy
be (that) as it may; having said that
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
quiet; still; surreptitious
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially