island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
end; close; conclusion; termination
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to move around; to move about; to get around
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
wall with exposed timber pillars
command; commander; commandant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
time; hour; period; class
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case