personal history; background; career
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
record of proceedings; minutes
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
affable; sociable; friendly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded