to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at; in; at; when; by; with
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
performance fee (for an actor, singer, etc.); appearance fee
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
here and there; everywhere
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
name; given name; first name
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
all; entire; whole; altogether
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion