so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(police) detective; criminal matter
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such; like that; that sort of; very
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
guess; speculation; supposition
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
cooperation; collaboration
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)