number one; first; best; most; game; round
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
guardian; protector; patron; parent
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
by today; before the day is over
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in succession; one after another
irritation; annoyance; frustration
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
at that time; in those days
(period of) a year; during an era
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; learning; tutorial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
is that so? (generally rhetorical)