to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
living; lifestyle; living room
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
that's true; of course; obviously
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
of no interest; not interested
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become better; to improve
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
two persons; two people; pair; couple
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
writing implement; writing tool
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
tension; mental strain; nervousness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed