to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
to sell off; to sell completely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
ago; since; before; previous
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
preference; priority; precedence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor