same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
I see; that's right; indeed
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
some people; a few people; several people
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
something like ...; something called ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
greeting; a fine thing to say
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be too late; to be too slow
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating