private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to have a talk; to tell a story
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
apparent age (of someone); rough age
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way of speaking; intimation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to say; to tell; to state; to do
long time; long interval; for quite some time
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)