to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
company president; manager; director
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
had better ...; had better not ...
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
if you think about it; come to think of it
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
March; third month of the lunar calendar
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour