TO CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT = MENGAMBIL JALAN PINTAS TO LEARN BY HEART = MENGHAFAL TO HAVE A SWIM = TO SWIM = BERENANG TO HAVE

BREAK = ISTIRAHAT TO HAVE A REST = ISTIRAHAT TO TAKE A WALK = TO WALK = BERJALAN A BAG OF BONES = KURUS KERING JUST $ 10,000 = MURAH SEKALI COME ON = AYOLAH COME ON IN = AYO MASUKLAH MY HANDS ARE FULL = SAYA SANGAT SIBUK TAKE IT EASY = TENANGLAH JUST NOW = TADI JUST A MINUTE = TUNGGU SEBENTAR CALL IT A DAY ! = SEKIAN SAJA KITA BEKERJA HARI INI ! LEND ME YOUR HAND = BANTULAH SAYA THIS BOOK IS ABOVE ME = SAYA TIDAK PAHAM BUKU INI HER NOSE IS RUNNING (RUNNING NOSE) = INGUSNYA MELELEH RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE = KEHABISAN BENSIN WHERE ARE YOU HEADING ? = ANDA MAU KEMANA ? CAN YOU TELL A CHINESE FROM A KOREAN ? = BISAKAN ANDA MEMBEDAKAN ORANG CHINA DAN ORANG KOREA ? TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET = HIDUP PAS-PASAN I WILL DO MY BEST = SAYA AKAN BERUSAHA SUNGGUH-SUNGGUH (SAYA AKAN MELAKU YG TERBAIK) ABOVE ALL = YANG TERPENTING/ TERUTAMA TO BE ABOUT TO = BARU SAJA HENDAK DROP IN/BY = MAMPIR/SINGGAH ALL THE BETTER = MALAH LEBIH BAIK AFTER WHILE = NANTI SEBENTAR ALL THE SAME = SAMA SAJA/ JIKA TIDAK APA-APA ALL THE TIME = SEJAK DULU, NON STOP, TERUS MENERUS ARM IN ARM = BERGANDENG TANGAN ALL OVER = SEMUA TELAH SELESAI AS FAR AS/ SO FAR AS = SAMPAI/ SEPANJANG AS FOR = MENGENAI/ KALAU AS IF = SEOLAH-OLAH AS LONG AS = SEOLAH-OLAH AS LONG AS = SELAMA, ASALKAN AS SOON AS = SEGERA SETELAH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (ASAP)= SESEGERA MUNGKIN AS TO = MENGENAI AS USUAL, AS ALWAYS = SEPERTI BIASA AS WELL AS = BEGITU JUGA/PULA, DI SAMPING AS WELL = JUGA

AT FIRST = MULA-MULA FIRST OF ALL = PERTAMA-TAMA AT LAST = AKHIRNYA AT LEAST = SETDAK-TIDAKNYA, PALING TIDAK AT ONE TIME = DULU, DAHULU AT SIXES AND SEVENS = BINGUNG AT BEST/ AT MOST = PALING-PALING, TDK LEBIH DARI ABOUT TIME SUDAH WAKTUNYA HARUS AS YOU PLEASE = SESUKAMU TO BACK OUT = MENARIK DIRI TO BACK UP = MENDUKUNG/ MENSUPPORT TO BREAK DOWN = MOGOK TO BREAK INTO TEAR = MENANGIS SEJADI-JADINYA/ TERSEDU-SEDU TO CALL DOWN = MENCERCA, MENDAMPRAT TO CALL FOR = MENJEMPUT TO CALL IN = MEMANGGIL KE RUMAH TO CALL ON = MAMPIR,SINGGAH TO CARRY OUT = MELAKSANAKAN TO CARRY ON = TERUSKAN/LANJUTKAN TO OVER COME = MENGATASI TO COME OUT = KELUAR TO CHANGE ONES(HER/HIS) MIND = MERUBAH NIAT BY CHANCE = SECARA KEBETULAN, TAK TERDUGA TO COME ABOUT = TERJADI TO COME ALONG = IKUT TO COME BACK = KEMBALI TO COME FROM = BERASAL DARI TO COME DOWN = TURUN TO COME OVER = TURUN KEMARI, DATANGLAH KEMARI TO COME TO = BERJUMLAH, MENCAPAI JUMLAH TO COME TRUE = MENJADI KENYATAAN TO DROP IN = SINGGAH TANPA RENCANA, MAMPIR TO DROP OUT = PUTUS SEKOLAH TO FIND OUT = MENGETAHUI, MENYELIDIKI TO FORGIVE AND FORGET/LET BYGONES BE BYGONES = MELUPAKAN PERISTIWA YG LALU= YANG LALU BIARLAH BERLALU JANGAN DI INGAT LAGI. FILL UP = MENGISI TUG OF WAR = TARIK TAMBANG SETTLE UP = MEMBAYAR ( SETTLE UP ACCOUNT) TO HARDLY EVER = JARANG = SELDOM FOR THE TIME BEING = UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU FOR THE MIND TIME (TEMPORARY)= UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU TO BE FUSSY ABOUT = TERLALU REWEL TO GET ALONG = MAJU, MEMBUAT KEMAJUAN

TO GET AWAY = BERANGKAT, MENINGGALKAN TO GET BACK = KEMBALI PULANG TO GET BY= LEAWAT TO GET BETTER = MULAI SEMBUH/ LEBIH BAIK TO GET LOST = TERSESAT TO GET BEHIND = KETINGGALAN TO GET OFF = TURUN TO GET ON = NAIK TO GET OVER/ GET WELL FROM = SEMBUH TO GET UP = BANGUN TIDUR TO GET OUT = KELUAR TO GET IN = MASUK TO GET USED TO = MENJADI BIASA TO GIVE BACK = MENGEMBALIKAN TO GIVE BIRTH TO = MELAHIRKAN TO GIVE OUT = MEMBAGI-BAGIKAN TO GO AFTER/ TO COME AFTER = MENYUSUL, MENGIKUTI TO GO AHEAD = TERUSKAN, MENERUSKAN, TERUS(LETS GO AHEAD WE HAVENT ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE A REST/PLEASE DONT GO AHEAD WITH IT UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN ME AGAIN) TO GO ALONG WITH = MENEMANI, IKUT TO GO AROUND = BERKELILING TO GO BACK = KEMBALI PADA (POKOK PEMBICARAAN, KEBIASAAN) TO GO ON = MENERUSKAN, TERUS MENERUS, TERUS TO GO UP = NAIK, MENINGKAT TO GO WITH = COCOK, SERASI, BERPACARAN TO GO WITH THE WIND = LENYAP, BERLALU UTK SELAMANYA TO GROW UP = DEWASA, DIBESARKAN, TUMBUH DEWASA(I WAS BORN AND GROWN UP IN THE COUNTRY/ GROW UP. YOU ARE NOT A BABY ANYMORE/ MARY IS GROWING UP NOW, SO SHE WANTS TO HAVE A BOY FRIEND) IN ADVANCE = DI MUKA, LEBIH DAHULU, SEBELUMNYA (THANKS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR KIND ATTENTION = TRIMAKASIH SEBELUMNYA ATAS PERHATIAN BAIKMU) JADI SALAH ATAU KURANG TEPAT KALAU KITA BILANG THANKS BEFORE IN AND OUT = SERING DATANG DAN PERGI IN CHARGE = BERTUGAS, MEMEGANG PIMPINAN (JHON IS IN CHARGE NOW = JHON SEDANG BERTUGAS SEKARANG) IN GENERAL = UMUMNYA(THE WEATHER IN JAKARTA IS WARM IN GENERAL) IN LOVE = SANGAT MENYAYANGI(THE NEW COUPLE MARRIED ARE IN LOVE ONE ANOTHER) IN MEMORY OF = SEBAGAI PERINGATAN(THE NEW BUILDING WAS NAMED FORD HALL IN MEMORY OF JAMES FORD) HEARTFELT THANKS OF = TERIMA KASIH DENGAN SETULUS HATI

IN SECRET = SECARA DIAM-DIAM, MASIH RAHASIA(LET NO ONEE KNOWS ABOUT IT,PLEASE TELL ME IN SECRET) JUST ABOUT = HAMPIR(I JUST ABOUT MISSED THE TRAIN) JUST NOW, A WHILE AGO= TADI, BARU SAJA, SESAAT YANG LALU TO KEEP FROM = MENCEGAH, MENAHAN(I KEEP HER FROM GOING THERE ALONE) TO KEEP DARK = MERAHASIAKAN (YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT DARK TO EVERY ONE) TO KEEP IN MIND = MENCAMKAN, CAMKAN,(PLEASE, KEEP MY ADVICE IN MIND=TOLONG,CAMKAN NASEHAT SAYA)

TO KEEP IN TOUCH = MENJAGA AGAR SELALU BERKOMUNIKASI/BERHUBUNGAN (WHEN YOU ARE ABROAD, PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US ANY TIME) ANY TIME = SETIAP WAKTU TO KEEP ON = TERUS,TERUS MENERUS(I KEEP/KEEP ON WALKING/LEARNING = SAYA TERUS BERJALAN/BELAJAR)) TO KNOW BY SIGHT = MENGENAL SESEORANG KARENA PERNAH MELIHAT ( I NEVER MEET HIM BUT I KNOW HIM BY SIGHT = SAYA TDK PERNAH BERJUMPA DENGANNYA TAPI SAYA TAHU PERNAH MELIHATNYA) TO KNOW BY FACE = MENGENAL WAJAH ( IDONT KNOW HER NAME BUT I KNOW HER BY FACE) TO LOOK AFTER = MENJAGA, MENGURUS (JHONS MOTHER TOLD HIM TO LOOK AFTER HIS YOUNGEST SISTER WHEN SHE IS OUT) TO LOOK DOWN ON = MEMANDANG RENDAH ORANG LAIN (SHE ALWAYS LOOKS DOWN ON HER FRIENDS) TO LOOK FORWARD TO = SANGAT MENGHARAP(WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN) TO LOOK INTO = MENYELIDIKI(WE SHALL LOOK INTO THEIR COMPLAINS) TO LOOK BACK = MERENUNGKAN KEMBALI(MARY LIKES TO LOOK BACK ON HER OLD TIMES) OLD TIMES = MASA/WAKTU SILAM TO LOOK UP TO = MENGHORMATI(THE STUDENTS MUST LOOK UP TO THEIR TEACHER) TO LOOK OUT = HATI-HATI, AWAS, WASPADA(LOOK OUT!A CAR IS COMING IN HIGHT SPEED) TO LOOK OVER = MEMERIKSA KEMBALI(I WILL LOOK IT OVER WHETHER IT IS RIGHT OR WRONG) TO MAKE BELIEVE = BERPURA-PURA(I ONLY MADE BELIEVE THAT I WAS SICK) TO MAKE CLEAR = MENJELASKAN (YOU MUST MAKE CLEAR TO HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM) TO MAKE EYES AT = BERMAIN MATA, BERSUKA-SUKAAN(IWAN LIKES TO MAKE EYES AT EVERY GIRL)

TO MAKE A LIVING = MENCARI NAFKAH NO MATTER = TIDAK PERDULI/PEDULI (NO MATTER NOW BUSY YOU ARE, YOU HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST ONE HOUR EVERY DAY TO PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH) NO DOUBT = TIDAK SANGSI LAGI (ITS NO DOUBT TO MAKE FRIEND WITH HER) OFF AND ON (KADANG2 KITA DENGAR JUGA ON AND OFF) = SEKALI-SEKALI, SEBENTAR-SEBENTAR, KADANG-KADANG MUNCUL KADANG TENGGELAM( WE SEE EACH OTHER JUST OFF AND ON) OR (THE SIGNAL SIMPATI ALWAYS ON AND OFF) OFF DUTY = BEBAS TUGAS, ( I AM OFF DUTY TODAY OR I WILL BE OFF DUTY FOR 3 DAYS NEXT WEEK) FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL = SEKALI DAN UNTUK SELAMA-LAMANYA ON CONDITION = DENGAN SYARAT(ILL LEND YOU THE MONEY ON CONDITION THAT YOU MUST PAY IT BACK NEXT MONTH) ON DUTY = SEDANG TUGAS/BERDINAS(WHERE IS IWAN ? HE IS ON DUTY) ON ONES MIND = DALAM HATI/PIKIRAN (I AM VERY GLAD YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND FOR LONG) ON PURPOSE = SENGAJA(I AM SORRY. I DIDNT DO IT ON PURPOSE) INTENTIONALLY THAN = DARIPADA KESENGAJAAN ON SALE = DIJUAL OBRAL/ MURAH(MANY SHOPS HAVE THEIR GOODS ON SALE) ON THE SPOT = DITEMPAT KEJADIAN (NINE PEOPLE DIED ON THE SPOT IN THE ACCIDENT) ON TRIAL = DALAM PERCOBAAN (THE NEW INVITATION IS ON TRIAL) OPEN HEART = JUJUR, DGN HATI TERBUKA(I ACCEPT WITH AN OPEN HEART TO WHAT SHE SAYS) OPEN SECRET = BUKAN RAHASIA LAGI(THE NEWS ABOUT HER DISMISSAL IS AN OPEN SECRET) OUT OF ORDER = RUSAK, TAK BISA DIPAKAI LAGI OUT OF STOCK = HABIS PERSEDIAAN OVER AGE = LEWAT UMUR, KETUAAN UNDER AGE DIBAWAH UMUR, MASIH MUDA, KEMUDAAN TO PUT ASIDE = MENYISIHKAN, MEMBIARKAN TO PUT OFF MENUNDA, MENANGGUHKAN TO PUT ON = MEMAKAI, MENGENAKAN TO PUT OUT = MEMADAMKAN TO PUT DOWN = MENCATAT TO PAY ATTENTION = MEMPERHATIKAN TO PLAYS UP = KAMBUH KEMBALI

TO RUN AFTER = MENGEJAR TO RUN AWAY = MELARIKAN DIRI ( THE THIEVES RUN AWAY WITH A LOT OF MONEY) TO RUN WAY = LANDASAN PACU PESAWAT TERBANG TO RUN OUT = HABIS SIDE BY SIDE = BERDEKATAN, BERDAMPINGAN ON THE SIDE STREET = DI UJUNG JALAN SLIP OF TOUGUE = SALAH NGOMONG/UCAP, KESELEO LIDAH TO SLOW DOWN = MEMPERLAMBAT JALAN, MENJADI LAMBAT, PELAN-PELAN (THE ROAD WAS SLIPPERY, SO WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR) TO STAND BY = SIAP SEDIA KALAU DIBUTUHKAN (I ALWAYS STAND BY TO HELP YOU) TO BE SURE = JANGAN LUPA(BE SURE TO SEND MY SWEET REGARD TO YOUR PARENTS) TO STAY UP = BERGADANG TO STAY IN = TINGGAL DI RUMAH TO STAY OUT = TIDAK SELALU DIRUMAH TO TAKE AFTER = MIRIP, MENYERUPAI TO BE NAMED AFTER = DIBERI NAMA SAMA SEPERTI TO TAKE A WALK = JALAN-JALAN TO TAKE A SEAT = MEMPERSILAKAN DUDUK TO TAKE BACK = MENGEMBALIKAN TO TAKE CARE = MENJAGA, HATI-HATI (PLEASE, TAKE CARE OF YOUR LITTLE SISTER;SAID MOTHER TO IWAN) TO TAKE CHARGE = BERTANGGUNG JAWAB TO TAKE PLACE = BERLANGSUNG TO TAKE ONES TIME = SANTAI-SANTAI SAJA TO TAKE PART = IKUT SERTA, AMBIL BAGIAN TO THINK OVER = MEMPERTIMBANGKAN TO TRY OUT = UJI COBA, MENGUJI, MENCOBA TO SEA TRIAL = UJI COBA LAUT TO TURN ON = MENYALAKAN, MENGHIDUPKAN (PLEASE, TURN ON THE LIGHT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE. OR PLEASE, TURN ON THE TV, THE PROGRAM IS INTERESTING) TO TURN OFF = MEMATIKAN, MEMADAMKAN (PLEASE TURN OFF THE RADIO, ITS VERY NOISY) TO TURN OVER = SERAH TERIMA TO AND FROM = PULANG-PERGI, MONDAR-MANDIR UP TO SOME ONE = TERSERAH KEPADA (IT IS UP TO YOU WHETHER WE WILL GO OR NOT) UP TO DATE = MUTAKHIR, MODERN OUT UP DATE = KETINGGALAN ZAMAN, SUDAH KUNO BY THE WAY (BTW) = NGOMONG-NGOMONG (BY THE WAY, DO YOU KNOW

MANY IDIOMS ?) (BY THE WAY, I WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE MY ENGLISH GRAMMAR) IN COMING = MASUK ( IN COMING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YG BARU MASUK) OUT GOING = KELUAR ( OUT GOING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YANG LAMA = KELUAR) HAND OVER = MENYERAHKAN TAKE OVER = MENGAMBIL ALIH RAISE THE FLAG = NAIK BENDERA LOWER THE FLAG = TURUN BENDERA HALF MAST THE FLAG = BENDERA 1/2 TIANG (BERKABUNGAN)/ BERDUKA )= MOURNING IN THE PINK = SEHAT, KONDISI KESEHATANNYA BAGUS, DALAM KEADAAN BAGUS (IM FEELING IN THE PINK NOW. THANKS FOR THE TREATMENT DOCTOR OR I ALWAYS TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY DOG. THEY ALWAYS STAY IN THE PINK. IN THE SAME BOAT = BERADA DALAM SITUASI YG SAMA BURUKNYA (BOTH JANE AND I DONT HAVE MONEY AT ALL. WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT. AT ALL = SAMA SEKALI RAIN CATS AND DOGS = HUJAN SANGAT DERAS SEKALI = HEAVY RAIN (DONT FORGET YOUR UMBRELLA. IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS. MONEY TO BURN = UANG LEBIH , UANG UNTUK DIPAKAI SESUKANYA = EXTRA MONEY (HE IS TAKING US TO AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT. HE MUST HAVE MONEY TO BURN WHAT A DAME ! = ALANGKAH CANTIKNYA SLEEP LIKE A LONG = SOUND SLEEP = TIDUR NYENYAK SEKALI (HE WAS SO TIRED LAST NIGHT THAT I HE SLEPT LIKE A LONG) SPEAK OF THE DEVIL = ORANG YG LAGI DIBICARAKAN..EH TAHU-TAHU MUNCUL SEKETIKA I HADAPAN ORANG YG SEDANG MEMBICARAKANNYA (WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IWAN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WALKED IN AHA ! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL. MISS THE BOAT = KEHILANGAN KESEMPATAN KARENA TERLALU LAMBAT ATAU TERLAMBAT (DAMN. THE SALE IS OVER. I MISS THE BOAT) GREEN THUMB = KALAU MENANAM TANAMAN SELALU BERHASIL TUMBUH DNG BAIK/SUBUR (MY MOTHER HAS A GREEN THUMB. YOU SHOULD SEE HER GARDEN! EVERY THING GROWS WELL.

DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE = JANGAN RUSAK RENCANA2 SAYA (OH, CMON ! DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE. YOU CAN SOMEONE ELSE TO GO WITH YOU) DROP YOU A LINE = MEMBERI KHABAR/ MENULIS SURAT (I WILL DROP YOU A LINE ONCE I REACH JAKARTA) SAFE AND SOUND = SELAMAT TAK KURANG SESUATU APAPUN (IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE, BUT I FINALLY A RRIVED SAFE AND SOUND) IN THE DARK = TDK DIBERITAHU/ BUTA INFORMASI (I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE LEFT ME IN THE DARK)