now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
question; inquiry; enquiry
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
100,000; hundred thousand
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
after that; afterwards; thereafter
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital