always; all the time; never; usual; regular
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to loiter around; to wander about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
business trip; official trip
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most