last night; yesterday evening
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
household economy; family finances
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
estimate (of costs); budget
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
compensating; making up for; supplementation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to press a question; to cross-examine
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to subsist; to keep on living
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
almost; roughly; approximately
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
primary school; elementary school; grade school
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
chief (of police); head (of office)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...