to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to apologize; to apologise
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; thereupon; because of that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
reduction by half; halving
several people; a few people
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up