it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
two times; twice; two degrees
to repeat; to do over again
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
surroundings; environs; circumference
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
(wearing) low over one's eyes
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
genuine article; real thing; real deal
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
just managing; with great difficulty
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
life; living; I; me; student
first generation; founder
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend