I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
story; tale; talk; discussion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
grave maintenance; grave keeper
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be surprised; to be astonished
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; entire; whole; altogether
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour