fried prawns; fried shrimp
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
at work; in the midst of work; working
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
at least; at most; (even) just
living by oneself; living alone
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
father; dad; husband; you; he
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common