no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
way; method; means; resource; course
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tone (of voice); manner of talking
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
is that so?; I see; right; oh
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such; like that; that sort of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit