it's no joke; gimme a break!
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
food; food products; foodstuffs
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
by myself; in person; by oneself
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
company director; board member
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally