knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not caring; not giving a damn
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
suffix for familiar person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
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
upper reaches of a river; upstream
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
story; tale; talk; discussion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)