residence; housing; residential building
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
company president; manager; director
calamity; disaster; accident
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
nothing but; except; no more than
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
had better ...; had better not ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep