oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend