to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
set meal; special (of the day)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
single word; a few words; brief comment
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
menu; schedule; program; menu
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
really; truly; indeed; good grief
memory; sense; experience
woman; female; feminine gender
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
close; intimate; on good terms
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)