the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
university student; college student
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
hello; good day; good afternoon
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
you; (arch.) your residence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
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
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean