long ago; already; a long time ago
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
so; like this; in this way
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
way of speaking; intimation
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to ask; to enquire; to query
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to mind; to care; to worry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to become empty; to be emptied
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care