weekend; Saturday and Sunday
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
official announcement; proclamation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in the end; at the end of the day
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
duty; obligation; responsibility
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
in that manner; like that
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
laboratory animal; experimental animal
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
bet; wager; stake; gamble
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
many; numerous; various; large number of
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
you could say; you might say; verging on the
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to need; to call for; to require
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to have an idea; to have a clue