I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to pass (of time); to elapse
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
dock; thorough physical examination
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't worry; there's no need to worry
such; like that; that sort of
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr