confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
journey; route of a journey
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one more time; once more; once again
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
around the world; throughout the world
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
difficult to ...; hard to ...
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question; inquiry; enquiry
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)