to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
criminal nature; criminality
surroundings; environs; circumference
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
woman; female; feminine gender
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other