to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
it is I who should say so
to live; to reside; to inhabit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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 be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)