astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
all; entire; whole; altogether
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr