promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hey there; I say; see here
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
all; entire; whole; altogether
about; concerning; related to; -ish
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
surname; family name; last name
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how many years; how long; what year
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...