congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so; like this; in this way
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not