hello; good day; good afternoon
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to say; to be called; to do
it's been a long time; long time no see
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
since; henceforth; ever since
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
please (give me); please (do for me)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
had better ...; had better not ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for this very reason; that is exactly why
of course; certainly; naturally
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to collect; to assemble; to gather