difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to force open; to push open
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
large quantity; large amount
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
waking; waking up; awakening
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
double take (esp. out of surprise)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
first of all; first thing
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous