only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to ask; to enquire; to query
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
first meeting; first interview with
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite