useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
club activities; extracurricular activities
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
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
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
chief; main; principal; important
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
preference; priority; precedence
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to dye; to colour; to color
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be needed; to be wanted
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
serious; severe; grave; acute
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
paste; glue; clothing starch