thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
regular customer; valued client
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to care for someone; to look after someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)