otherwise; if not; or else
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
potato chips; potato crisps
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
feeling of a house or a room
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
myself; yourself; I; me; you
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me