a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
moron; idiot; stupid person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
book; volume; this; present; main; head
long ago; a long time ago; already
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
half and half; fifty-fifty
whispering; murmuring; subdued
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
existence; possession; having; limited company
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
patient's condition; pathology
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
daytime; noon; broad daylight
and then; and so; and; so then
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less