dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
not caring; not giving a damn
evening meal; dinner; supper
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
suffix for familiar person
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
club activities; extracurricular activities
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
school festival; campus festival
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity