to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; mistake; blunder
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
quiz; short test; mini test
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
deposit; payment; money received; money due
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly