year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pay the bill; to settle an account
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to ask; to enquire; to query
meaning; significance; sense
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
graduation ceremony; commencement
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably