self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
at least; at most; (even) just
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
impulse buying; impulse purchase
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
control; management (e.g. of a business)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
proposal; offer; request; application
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to get accustomed to using
speech; expression; wording; language
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly