trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
considerably; fairly; quite
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
if it is the case that ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
knowing; (an) acquaintance
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
electrically operated; electric powered
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
historic; historical; traditional
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
both; both sides; both parties
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; transition; vicissitudes
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
how many years; how long; what year
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)