few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
maternity leave; paternity leave
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
successor; replacement; second wife
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to be embarrassed; to lose face
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
full dress; formal dress; uniform
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp; catch; understanding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to employ; to hire; to charter
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
genuine article; real thing; real deal
caller; visitor; company; guest
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)