noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
country; territory; domain; realm
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
demo tape; demonstration tape
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
question; inquiry; enquiry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass (of time); to elapse