to collect; to assemble; to gather
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
perfectly round; perfectly circular
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound