person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
serious; not joking; straight
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be surprised; to be astonished
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given 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
grandfather; male senior-citizen
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
until now; so far; up to the present
(how) many times; (how) often
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to bring; to take; to bring about
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity