occasional; infrequent; rare
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
national paper; paper with a national circulation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
home area; home town; local
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well