to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
construction; establishment
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
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
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at