stale; hackneyed; clichéd
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
solitude; loneliness; isolation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback