to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
hey there; I say; see here
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
study; diligence; discount; reduction
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
loveable; very likeable; like very much
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to look forward to something
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
section manager; section chief
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)