thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
I've got to be going; I must go
in one's own way or style
genuine article; real thing; real deal
for this very reason; that is exactly why
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to discuss; to talk together
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
the other day; lately; recently
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
during a telephone call; busy line
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
program (e.g. TV); programme
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
student (esp. a university student)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)