closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
time required; time taken; necessary time
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
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
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to kill; to beat to death
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort