trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be intimate with; to befriend
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
what do you want?; can I help you?
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
being very busy; busyness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
family; relatives; dependents; household
next term; next period; next version; next release
patriarch; head of a family
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit