recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
difficult to ...; hard to ...
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
set of three; three sets; three classes
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
piece; fragment; one (object)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ward office; council (regional)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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)
lump together; put all together
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
present; gift; to give a present or gift
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
fabric softener; fabric conditioner