feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to repeat; to do something over again
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
materials; data; document
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be surprised; to be astonished
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be silent; to say nothing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth