oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
company president; manager; director
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that's true; of course; obviously
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
wages; pay; rental payment
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
if so; in that case; in that situation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
story; tale; talk; discussion
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to watch over; to watch attentively
at work; in the midst of work; working
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(medical) doctor; physician