happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; this sort of; like this
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
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)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
how; in what way; how about
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
light music; popular music
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...