being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
genuine article; real thing; real deal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
house where the family is out
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to step back; to walk backwards
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to gather; to collect; to assemble
study group; study meeting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to