of course; certainly; naturally
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
whispering into a person's ear
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make merry; to be festive
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...