I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
only; merely; but; no more than
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no, not like that (but like this)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
dullard; indecisive person
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
the other day; lately; recently
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
impassioned speech; fervent speech
while; during; while; although; all; both
potato chips; potato crisps
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; like that; that sort of; very
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated