holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
will not do; do not; does not
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tool; implement; means; furniture