to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
rather; sooner; preferably
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
joint together; opposite; facing
one way or the other; either way
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
electricity; (electric) light
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to fold up; to fold into layers
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fragile article; breakables; broken article
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)