to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
around the world; throughout the world
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
special; particular; peculiar; unique
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry