in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
second day of the month; two days
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shop; small store; business; firm
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to let out a cry; to shout
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
had better ...; had better not ...
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to attempt; to test; to try out
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
memory; sense; experience
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)