recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
woman; female; feminine gender
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
being startled; getting a shock
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 be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays