bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
have a good day; take care; see you
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
student volunteer supporting a truant, unsociable, etc. child
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
registration; accession; register; entry; record
student (esp. a university student)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
settlement; solution; resolution
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
shopping; purchased goods