to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tall figure; high stature
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
chair; stool; post; office; position
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
relation; connection; relevance
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
letter; missive; note; mail
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
outside the country; abroad
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
family; members of a family
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear