moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
electricity; (electric) light
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
letter; missive; note; mail
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
name; given name; first name
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
of course; certainly; naturally
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
staff member; station employee; official
in comparison to; rather than
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
personal; individual; private
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration