section manager; section chief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mysterious thief; phantom thief
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...