time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
perfect; complete; flawless
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
person of doubtful origin
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in this way; thus; such; uh...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
in comparison to; rather than
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
myself; yourself; I; me; you
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually