to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
that's true; of course; obviously
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
danger; peril; hazard; risk
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to be at a loss for words
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
then; well; so; well then
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to say no more; to sink into silence
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round