important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
it's been a long time; long time no see
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is I who should say so
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
woman; female; feminine gender
... years old; age (of) ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
experiment; experimentation
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside