older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
traveler; traveller; stranger
sorry; excuse me; thank you
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
relatively; comparatively
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to telephone; to make a phone call
rather; sooner; preferably
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly