to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
when it becomes; when it comes to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to discuss; to talk together
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest