returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
name; given name; first name
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
sympathy; compassion; pity
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sentiment; sentimentality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed