to apologize; to apologise
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
insight; power of observation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
no matter how much time passes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
answering machine; answerphone
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
second day of the month; two days
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle