to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to lead someone around by the nose
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
alone; by oneself; on one's own
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
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?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
what with this and that; for a number of reasons