circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
material for experiments; experimental material
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light