such ... as; or some such
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
first thing in the morning
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to ask; to enquire; to query
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
only; merely; but; no more than
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
plan for one's life; life planning
such; like that; that sort of; very
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
suffix for familiar person
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
rare; uncommon; not often seen
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client