general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
already; now; no longer; not any more
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
note (letter) left behind; will
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
meaning; significance; sense
not understanding; not knowing