summer clothing; summer wear; summer goods
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue dog
at once; immediately; right now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to subsist; to keep on living
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
such; like that; that sort of