to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
had better ...; had better not ...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
sleepover; overnight stay
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees