thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to say; to be called; to do
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
as you see; as you can see
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
difficult to ...; hard to ...
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
love affair; love relationship
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story