perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to have an eye on; to zero in on
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
impossible; unlikely; improbable
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
suffix for familiar person
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to make (a person) pay for (something)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
had better ...; had better not ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
alone; by oneself; on one's own