chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it is I who should say so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress