convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
the other day; lately; recently
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of