centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
while; even though; despite
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
tenth day of the month; ten days
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't you think?; indicates question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's