hey there; I say; see here
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
about when; about what time; how soon
engagement; business; affair; use; need
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
main ingredient; main component
considerably; fairly; quite
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
something; some kind of; for some reason
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
chemical symbols (for the elements)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
ingredient; component; composition
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
thought; consideration; thinking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous