I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
summer vacation; summer holiday
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
of course; certainly; naturally
telephone bill; telephone rate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
what do you want?; can I help you?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
neat and clean; tidy; trim
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable