huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
just because; even if; even though
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in this way; thus; such; uh...