difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(not) so much; (not) that much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give directions; to issue instructions
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be late; to be unpunctual
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination; consideration; test; quiz
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
pupil; student; schoolchild
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
had better ...; had better not ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also