and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
family; members of a family
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; this sort of; like this
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
how; in what way; how about
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK