although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
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)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
such; like that; that sort of
(not) even once; (not) ever
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
recommendation; referral; endorsement
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if so; in that case; in that situation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of