now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in the end; on top of that
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to complain; to make a complaint
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
name; given name; first name
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to remain married for life