to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
electricity; (electric) light
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
book; volume; this; present; main; head
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
literature; books (reference); document
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late