to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
question; inquiry; enquiry
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?