to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
useless; vain; aimless; idle
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
audio tape; magnetic tape
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
standard; set; routine; decided
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
cheap article; poor quality article
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
moaning; muttering; complaining
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...