holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
don't you think?; indicates question
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
meaning; significance; sense
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)