understood; I see; OK; present; here
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
genuine; authentic; true; real
genuine product; official product; accessory product from the manufacturer of the main product
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
hard to get; hard to come by
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!