former (incumbent); predecessor
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
older brother; elder brother
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
you (plural); all of you; you all
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
don't you think?; indicates question
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
midtown; mid-town; middle of a town
time; season; period; phase; stage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
any more; any further; any better; any longer