reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be surprised; to be astonished
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
study; learning; tutorial
myself; yourself; I; me; you
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
reality; actuality; hard fact
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other