greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to take back; to recapture
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
son and heir; son who will succeed one
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first-rate; finest quality; the best
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
had better ...; had better not ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
club activities; extracurricular activities
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid