residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
batons (playing card suit)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
name; given name; first name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)