not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
that is to say; so that means
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
curious; strange; unusual
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
questionnaire; survey; poll
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
a few seconds; several seconds