a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
form; shape; figure; visage
of course; certainly; naturally
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
slight; thin; on the weak side
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
not caring; not giving a damn
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated