to be surprised; to be astonished
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pure literature; belles-lettres
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be needed; to be wanted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
outside of; not covered by
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed