to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
originally; by nature; from the start
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be able to manage somehow or another
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
situation of one's own doing