nice; good; well-executed
question; inquiry; enquiry
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
while; during; while; although; all; both
in succession; one by one
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
such; like that; that sort of; very
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
close; intimate; on good terms
extremely; terrifically; super
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps