to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
story; tale; talk; discussion
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
as stated; verbatim; literally
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
rest; break; recess; intermission
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
had better ...; had better not ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
there is nothing; having nothing
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
not worth doing; waste of effort
to run up to; to rush over
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved