single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to freeze; to freeze over
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
serious; severe; grave; acute
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
older brother; elder brother
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
called; known as; that; to say
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
diagnosis; medical examination
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream