is it?; isn't it?; be; is
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
story; tale; talk; discussion
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to face; to go towards; to head towards
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others