as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
environment; circumstance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
studies; schoolwork; classwork
results; record; grades; marks
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to feel; to sense; to experience
more than anything; above all else
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...