court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't worry; there's no need to worry
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
older sister; elder sister
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate