to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
interview (e.g. for a job)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
have a good day; take care; see you
the other day; a few days ago
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
man; male; masculine gender
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
covering used to wrap a baby