to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
war; fighting; fierce competition
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
it's no joke; gimme a break!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's