you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
number of days (times) one has attended
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the other day; a few days ago
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
recovery; rescue; recapture
drama; play; powerful drug
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
now that you say that; now that you mention it
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK