that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
because of; owing to; due to
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(period of) a year; during an era
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be needed; to be wanted
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
instead; but (on the other hand)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; like this; in this way