delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
question; inquiry; enquiry
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whenever you want; any time you like
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
very likely; very probable
study; research; investigation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
sharing; division; draw; tie
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to refer to; to use as reference
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
high achiever; student with good academic results
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
how; in what way; in what manner
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing