to face; to go towards; to head towards
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to give directions; to issue instructions
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
although I say; although one might say; although called
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
worthy of special mention
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imagination; supposition; guess
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use