crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
for example; for instance; e.g.
reaction; response; reaction
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to be pleased with; to suit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
else; in addition; besides
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
try; attempt; try (rugby)
mho (unit of conductance)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
life; living; I; me; student
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people