absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
consequence; outcome; result; blame
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
last week; the week before
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
particularly; only; in the case of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how; in what way; by what means
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become