unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper