terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to recall; to remember; to recollect
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hello; good day; good afternoon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
look!; there!; here!; that is
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately