to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what's what; heads or tails
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
child; childish person; immature person
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
student (esp. a university student)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night