fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
business discussion; negotiation
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
station; office; guardroom
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
on and after; from ... onward; since
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one (thing); one piece; one item
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
opposite side; opposition
have a good day; take care; see you
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
companion; partner; spouse
husband and wife; married couple
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have