round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to gain weight; to put on weight
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
courteous; decorous; polite
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
don't worry about it; forget about it
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to look down on; to make light of
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
materials; data; document
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
domestic affairs; internal administration
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
at least; at most; (even) just
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then