key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
air of luxury; high class feel
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
interior design; interior; upholstery
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
while; even though; despite
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to recall; to remember; to recollect
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open