what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tenth day of the month; ten days
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to look forward to something
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
time; hour; period; class
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
considerably; greatly; a lot
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
food; food products; foodstuffs
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
story; tale; talk; discussion
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour