matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
your husband; her husband
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
police; police officer; police station
(police) detective; criminal matter
don't you think?; indicates question
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to detain; to check; to restrain
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
contract; compact; agreement
last week; the week before
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to continue; to keep up; to keep on