anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
mass communication; mass media
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(appearing, occurring) one after another
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
story; tale; talk; discussion
please (give me); please (do for me)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
meaning; significance; sense