oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
distant look; faraway look
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to be flexible; to be accommodating
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
offender; criminal; culprit
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
serious; not joking; straight
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that