when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
conscious; deliberate; intentional
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to feel; to sense; to experience
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
have a good day; take care; see you
to concern; to be related
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
father; dad; husband; you; he
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; hour; period; class
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
cooperation; collaboration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
student volunteer supporting a truant, unsociable, etc. child