to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
society; public; community; social studies
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(written) contract; agreement
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
something; some kind of; for some reason
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story