below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
this world; this life; world of the living
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
courting; wooing; making advances
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to grumble about something (trivial)
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
considerably; greatly; a lot
auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
black goods; consumer electronics products
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware
washing machine; (clothes) washer
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
participation; joining; entry
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide