to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
down to earth; reasonable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to be excited; to be elated
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
educational institution; school; academy; campus
place; situation; position; location
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)