in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
notice; attention; observation
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
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 be infected; to be contagious
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
and yet; though; when; in spite of
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
prohibition; inhibition; ban
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
such; this sort of; like this
by myself; in person; by oneself
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring