capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
year in, year out; always; 24-7
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to think too much; to be over-concerned
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to look forward to something
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pupil; student; schoolchild
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
how many people; a number of people
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
society; public; community; social studies
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be worried; to be troubled
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
(not so) much; (not) very
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")