I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
knowing; (an) acquaintance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
impudent; shameless; brazen
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to