pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
myself; yourself; I; me; you
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
serious; not joking; straight
to set up shop; to open a store
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing