generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)