story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
please (give me); please (do for me)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shake; to sway; to waver
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
now that; since; so long as; because
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
of course; certainly; naturally
ago; since; before; previous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
audience; spectator; spectators
to be surprised; to be astonished
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned