almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
(another's) daughter; young lady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hard to reach place; remote place
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance