rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how; in what way; how about
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
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 come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry