and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
ten; 10; ten years of age
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?