title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
opening and shutting; opening and closing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
ago; since; before; previous
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
interior design; interior; upholstery
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
three; three years of age
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
such; this sort of; like this
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become