future (usually near); prospects
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to show signs of; to appear
two at a time; two by two; in twos
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all; entire; whole; altogether
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
winning ticket; lucky number
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to jump up and down; to hop
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate