dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
antiquity; the previous era
opening ceremony (of the school term)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
relatively; comparatively
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
and; thereupon; because of that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be opposite; to face each other
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
difficult to ...; hard to ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to make a vow; to take an oath
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
marriage proposal; courtship
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be silent; to say nothing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage