near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; this sort of; like this
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
meaning; significance; sense
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
beginning; outset; first; onset
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
washing machine (laundry)
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at once; immediately; right now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to manage something successfully; to be successful
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
such; like that; that sort of; very
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)