study; diligence; discount; reduction
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
while; during; while; although; all; both
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so