to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
although I say; although one might say; although called
third day of the month; three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
should; must; -able; probably; likely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen