difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
about this time; about now
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
how many people; a number of people
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence