-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
long ago; previous; of a former age
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
theatre; theater; playhouse
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen