business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
strategy meeting; council of war
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
special sale; bargain sale
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
absence; disregard; indifference
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!