entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
and (also); both ... and; as well as
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to invite in; to show someone in
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
half-up, half-down hairstyle
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
in good health; alive and well; going strong
belatedly; though a little too late
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
such ... as; or some such
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)