to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to lean against; to set against
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
order; command; directions; instructions
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to differ; to vary; to disagree
the touch of; feel of; texture
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe