where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be worried; to be troubled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to paint (draw) a picture
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn towards; to point
in comparison to; rather than
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late