young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pointing out; identification
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
each house; every house; many houses
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's the way it is; such is life
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)