eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
society; the world; the times
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sympathy; compassion; pity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to blow through; to blow across
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
nice; likeable; desirable
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
after school (at the end of the day)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting