recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
discovery; detection; finding
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
family; members of a family
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting