(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to rock; to shake; to swing
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run around; to bustle about
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
more than usual (usu. time)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
unfortunately; regrettably
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes