hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fine weather; fair weather
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
rustling; refreshing; clearly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
rather; better; instead; if anything
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to stare back at; to look back at
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be worried; to be troubled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to rush over; to run up to
to jump at; to be attracted by
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip