with the exception of; excepting; excluding
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be helpful; to be useful
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water