to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
by myself; in person; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
later on; eventually; afterwards
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
cooperation; collaboration
please; somehow or other; one way or another
common front; united front
B class; B grade; second rate
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind