to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
interview (e.g. for a job)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
prejudice; bias; distorted view
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
newspaper reporter; print journalist
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease