things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; how about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
such; this sort of; like this
second marriage; remarriage
company president; manager; director
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
these guys; these fellows
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
finding employment; getting a job
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...