-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(period of) a year; during an era
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
by myself; in person; by oneself
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
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)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to apologize; to apologise
big leakage; uncontained leak
father; dad; husband; you; he
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
time; hour; period; class
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be needed; to be wanted
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
such; this sort of; like this
postponement; deferment; adjournment
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence