a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to squash; to crush; to flatten
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to switch off; to turn off
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
leader of a charge; first to arrive
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(not) so much; (not) that much
last night; yesterday evening
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
due form; official; formality
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client