by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dining; dining room; meal
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
scenery; scene; landscape
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
what kind of; what sort of; what
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
nothing but; except; no more than
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to have a talk; to tell a story
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
world; society; people; the public
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already