as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
last week; the week before
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
job; work; duties; trade; skill
when it becomes; when it comes to
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be helpful; to be useful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
company; corporation; workplace
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; season; period; phase; stage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
greater than ...; bigger ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
action; operation; effect; function