to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
estimate (of costs); budget
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
private affairs; personal matter
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
opening and shutting; opening and closing
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance