to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
from now; from this moment; henceforth
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
keep up your strength; chin up!
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
kitchen; financial situation; finances
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
called; known as; that; to say
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?