cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in one's own way or style
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in that way; thus; so; so?
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
living thing; living creature; animal; life
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...