five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
plural; multiple; several
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
person who gives the right (correct) answer
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
observation; survey; watching
scientific calculator; scientific electronic calculator
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone