oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
anything and everything; just about everything
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
very popular; highly favoured
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
diagnosis; medical examination
dropout; quitter; deserter
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to say goodbye; to bid farewell