lay ... out = spread ... out on second thought(s) , have second thoughts decide = settle make up one's mind .../resolve to do.../make a decision to do... decide on = settle on ... decisive put ... aside = save.../set ... aside for a rainy day
mobile phone/portable phone/cellular phone Call me on mycell something of a necessitate = make ... necessary taking away shying away do without... = manage without... / dispense with... / go without...
no sooner A than B = as soon as A, B/ the moment A, B/ scarcely(hardly) A before(when)B sit back relax ... = make oneself at home = calm down/ take it easy = loosen chore = household chores / routine
put ... away = put ... back = save .../ put(set) ... aside = send ... to prison stuff = thing(s)/ material/ substance/ matter staff stuffy in one's way/ in the way (of...) ⇔ out of the way (of...)
"Can you keep an eye on my kids for a while? I need to pick up Ken." "No problem."
keep an eye on ... = watch ... carefully/ look after .../ take care of ... for a while = a while/ awhile pick ... up = lift ... up ⇔ put ... down/ drop ... off pick up = improve/ look up
Dolly resembles her big sister in every way. You can't tell them apart.
resebmle ... = look (be) like .../ be similar to .../ take after... resebmlance = similarity ⇔ difference/ distinction big sister = older sister ⇔ little sister/ younger sister in ... way, in a way/ in some ways, in every way/ in no way tell ... apart
rule = regulation = reign as a (general) rule = in most cases/ generally/ nommally/ usually rule ... = control .../ govern ... ruler ruling (dominant) twin common = prevalent/ wide spread ⇔ rare = shared/ mutual = ordinary/ average ⇔ special have a lot (nothing) in common (with...) commonplace = ordinary/ common
I'm tired of doing the dishes, doing the laundry, and son on! tired = exhausted/ weary/ worn out = sick (and tired)/ fed up be tired of ... = be sick of .../ be fed up with ... be tired from ... = be exhausted from (by).../ be worn out from (with) ... tirednesss = fatigue/ exhaustion/ weariness dish, bowl, plate, saucer dish = food/ cuisine the dishes do the dishes = wash the dishes do the shopping/ do the cooking/ do the ironing/ do one's hair/ do one's teeth laundry, jewelry, machinery, scenery, poetry do the laundry = do the wash/ wash one's clothes and so on (forth) = things like that/ stuff like that/ etc./ and(or) whatever/ and the like/ and suchlike
My favorite pastime is strolling along the shore. It's pleasant.
favorable favor = approbal favor ... = be partial to ... = bi in fabor of .../ support ... pastime stroll = take a stroll/ wander/ walk in a relaxed way/ roam stroller shore = seashore/ beach coast pleasant = nice/ friendly/ amiable/ likable/ agreeable ⇔ unpleasant/ grim be pleased with ... = be delighted (happy) with .../ be satisfied with ... please please me be pleased to do ... = be glad to .../ be willling to do .../ be happy to do ...
"I'm exhausted! Let's take a break in the shade." "Why not?"
exhaust ... = wear (tire) ... out = use ... up/ run out of .../ deplete be exhausted (from[by] ...) = be worn [tired] out (from ...)/ be very tired (from ...) exhaustion = fatigue/ tiredness/ weariness take a break = take five shade in the shade shadow shade = nuance shady Whay not?
"Bob, this vending machine is out of order." "Oh no! I'm dying of thirst!"
vendor order = command order ⇔ disorder/ chaos out of oreder ⇔ in order in ... order order ... = command ... order A to do ... be dying of ... be dying for ... = want ... very much thirst = strong desire thirsty
He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while.
faint = lose consciousness/ pass out/ collapse/ black out ⇔ come to/ become conscious/ come around faint = dim/ unclear/ vague/ obscure/ slight faint = dizzy hunger = starvation hanger hungry = starving/ starved fatigue = tiredness/ exhaustion/ weariness come to, become conscious/ come around/ come round ⇔ faint/ lose consciousness/ pass out/ collpase/ black out after a while
The auditorium was empty except for a single piece of furniture.
auditorium, aquarium, gymnasium, sanatorium empty ⇔ full except for ... = apart (aside) from .../ excepting ... excerpt except ... = other than .../ but ... exception exceptional = extraordinary/ unusual/ excellent furniture furnished furnis ... (wiht A) = provide ... (with A)
Any apartment will do as long as the rent is low. I'm not particular about it.
apartment = flat apartment building mansion studio (apartment) one-room apartment/ efficiency appartment/ studio flat will do = be good enough as long as 〜 = on condition that 〜/ so long as 〜/ probided that 〜 as long as 〜 = while 〜 rent ... to A rent ... from A price, cost, rent particular = special, specific be particular about ... = be picky about .../ be fussy about ... particulars = facts/ details particularly = in particular/ especially
So needless to say I'm odds and ends But that's me, stumbling away Slowly learning that life is O.K. Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry
Take on me Take me on I'll be gone in a day or two.
The things that you say Is it live or just to play my worries away You're all the things I've got to remember You are shying away I'll be coming for you anyway