to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
promotion (school, military, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
never mind!; don't worry about it
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
inattention; absent-mindedness
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
surroundings; environs; circumference
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)