foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
way; method; means; resource; course
machine parts; machinery; equipment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
competent; suitable; qualified
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
club activities; extracurricular activities
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)