first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what do you want?; can I help you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
how; in what way; how about
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
being too late; losing one's final chance
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment