-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
neighbourhood; neighborhood
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
last week; the week before
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thought; consideration; thinking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
go that far; to that extent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...