standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
legal; lawful; legitimate
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
guess; speculation; supposition
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.)
older brother and younger sister
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
woman; female; feminine gender
very popular; highly favoured
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
electricity bill; electric bill
gas bill; gasoline bill; petrol bill
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
frequency (of occurrence)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead