cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
genuine article; real thing; real deal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
because of; owing to; due to
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
absence from work without permission
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
extended leave; long vacation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
father; dad; husband; you; he
family; members of a family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...