time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lord of a manor; estate steward
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
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!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
official announcement; proclamation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
popular person; favorite; favourite
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof