supply; provision; raising; procurement
individual; private person; personal; natural person
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
day of month; counter for days
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to shed light; to cast light
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
both hands; both arms; ten
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time