expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
business; work; operations; service; duties
spare time; free time; leisure time
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to go past; to pass; to pass by
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
at the window; by the window; next to the window
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
neat and clean; tidy; trim
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to give an impression; to make an impression
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher