to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
since when; from when; how long
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
such; this sort of; like this
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
considerably; fairly; quite
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
this and that; one thing or another
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
this world; this life; world of the living
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
due form; official; formality
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
courting; wooing; making advances
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to grumble about something (trivial)
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
considerably; greatly; a lot
auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
black goods; consumer electronics products
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
white goods; large household electrical appliances