the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
people; men and women; each person; everybody
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
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)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy