time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to attack; to assault; to assail
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
three; three years of age
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to happen to have on hand or in stock
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
originally; by nature; from the start
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned