several minutes; a few minutes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rest; break; recess; intermission
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to face; to go towards; to head towards
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as planned; according to plan
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
please (give me); please (do for me)
but; however; provided that
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to eat up; to consume (completely)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition