illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be infected; to be contagious
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the other day; a few days ago
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted