record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contrived; false-sounding
not caring; not giving a damn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
human relations; personal relationships
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
professor; teaching; instruction
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
swindler; imposter; crook
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
warrant; summons; written order
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic