to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ago; since; before; previous
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
health; healthy; sound; fit
boy; son; baby boy; young man
story; tale; talk; discussion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be kind to; to treat kindly
that's the way it is; such is life
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith