diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to some extent; to a certain extent
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
living by oneself; living alone
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state