the other day; lately; recently; during this period
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
I've got to be going; I must go
to pass (of time); to elapse
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one's real father; natural father; biological father
this is why; this means; it is the case that
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
diligent student; studious person
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
change; transition; vicissitudes
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
everywhere; all over; throughout
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be worried; to be troubled
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit