to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
then; well; so; well then
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
company president; manager; director
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
decoration; ornament; trimmings
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent