very much; exceedingly; extremely
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
thought; consideration; thinking
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
news; word; tidings; omen
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
grasp; catch; understanding
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to call in; to invite; to bring in
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)