was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
one's share; one's portion
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
the same; the said; likewise
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
cooler box; cooler; cool box
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to have a talk; to tell a story
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative