misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
by myself; in person; by oneself
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
program (e.g. TV); programme
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be helpful; to be useful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in this way; thus; such; uh...
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow