for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
company director; board member
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
all present; all concerned; all of us
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
power; authority; jurisdiction
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be surprised; to be astonished
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; this sort of; like this
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious