place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to fail in one's social duties
society; the world; the times
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
VIP; very important person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties