was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
convenient; handy; useful
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
otherwise; if not; or else
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
while; even though; despite
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief