serious; not joking; straight
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
any more; any further; any better; any longer
evening meal; dinner; supper
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one thin flat object; one sheet
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 be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be