to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
24 hours; twenty-four hours
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to some extent; to a certain extent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol