(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
company; corporation; workplace
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
simply; merely; only; solely
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to look down on; to make light of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
telephone fee; telephone service charge
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one's post; place of work; workplace
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
feeling; sense; impression
individual; private person; personal; private
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
every month; each month; monthly
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
letter; missive; note; mail
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
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.)