as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
such; like that; that sort of
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
treating someone like a child
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to be found; to be discovered
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of