hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
way; method; means; resource; course
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to receive divine punishment
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
number of (large) animals
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
insurance; guarantee; warranty
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
principle; theory; fundamental truth
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
emperor (of Japan); mikado