near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
regret; repentance; remorse
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is that so?; I see; right; oh
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
about when; about what time; how soon
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
construction; establishment
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end