leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
offender; criminal; culprit
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
I don't know; I don't understand
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
process; course; mechanism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright