story; tale; talk; discussion
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
on and after; from ... onward; since
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter