all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
section manager; section chief
it's been a long time; long time no see
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
toe; toe (of a golf club)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to take back; to recapture
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do