funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
condition; state (of health); appearance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
comfort; consolation; diversion
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
general (variety) store (shop)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
account book; register; ledger
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
crops; agricultural produce
failure; mistake; blunder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas