birthday party; birthday meet-up
please (give me); please (do for me)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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)
small fraction; small proportion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
understood; I see; OK; present; here
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here