language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
long ago; already; a long time ago
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
rope; cord; policeman's rope
how; in what way; how about
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?