dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
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; role
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.); quitting
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 sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
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
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
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; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think 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
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
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
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
bad(-tasting); 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