almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
speech; expression; wording; language
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only recently; just of late
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse