to concern; to be related
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to appear in the newspaper
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
police; police officer; police station
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's the way it is; such is life
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature