the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be conspicuous; to stand out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
how; in what way; how about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of