what date?; what's the date?; when?
what day?; what day of the week?
to fall ill; to be taken ill
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
way (of doing); manner; method
to pretend; to act (as if)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
nutritional value; food value
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
so what!; who gives a damn?
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
really; truly; indeed; good grief