recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
together; at the same time; same; identical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be silent; to say nothing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue