about; on; regarding; per; for every
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I see; that's right; indeed
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
official announcement; proclamation
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
in search of; in order to look for
then; well; so; well then
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl