ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
of no interest; not interested
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to face; to go towards; to head towards
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
troubled times; turbulent times
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to collect; to assemble; to gather
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
glove (esp. sports); globe
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be needed; to be wanted