excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
heap; pile; stack; full measure
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
meaning; significance; sense
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
even though; despite; when
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
drama; play; powerful drug