to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
official announcement; proclamation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
river; stream; River; the ... river
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)