to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inexpert or untrained eyes
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
else; in addition; besides
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
this and that; such and such