sewing; needlework; embroidery
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
plural; multiple; plural (number)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
round shape; circle; circular form
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
genuine; authentic; true; real
bet; wager; stake; gamble
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
job; work; duties; trade; skill
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine