happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
what kind of; what sort of; what
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by means of; due to; because of; according to
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
press; print shop; printing office
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
number of copies; circulation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sunset industry; declining industry