to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
while; even though; despite
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
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 use up; to exhaust; to wear out
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to speak; to say; to vocalize
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
as a child; when one was a child
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be lacking in options; to be too few
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
general; popular; common; typical
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
pupil; student; schoolchild
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
school; proofreading; proof