sounds good; sure thing; no problem
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
maintenance; preservation; improvement
you could say; you might say; verging on the
individual; private person; personal; private
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
go that far; to that extent
management; administration; operation
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
it is not (like that) either
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan