direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
moving picture; film; cinema; movie theatre
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
it's no joke; gimme a break!
telephone call; telephone (device)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
great laughter; burst of laughter
worst; poor and boring; uncool
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to get one's head around; to think about
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
scandal; deplorable event
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)