to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to repeat; to do something over again
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
pleasant feeling; good vibes
now; the present time; just now; another; more