to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
stark naked; completely naked; nude
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?