in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
story; tale; talk; discussion
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
next year; next fiscal year
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; how about
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
just because; even if; even though
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
company president; manager; director
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor