hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
myself; yourself; I; me; you
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
police; police officer; police station
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
by means of; due to; because of; according to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
physical condition; state of health
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
middle of the night; dead of night
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which