delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
maintenance; preservation; improvement
control; management (e.g. of a business)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be erected; to be built
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
corridor; hallway; passageway
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to approach; to draw near
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
difficult to ...; hard to ...
man; male; masculine gender
nice; good; well-executed
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily