approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
close; intimate; on good terms
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
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)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise