today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
just a minute; small quantity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
array; muster; line-up; full force
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
don't you think?; indicates question
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is