the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to apologize; to apologise
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
first thing in the morning
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)