to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
company president; manager; director
how much; how many; however
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
creation; Creation (by God)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
survival; survivor; relic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
chance (of success); odds
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to devour; to bite to death
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
function; facility; faculty; feature
almost; roughly; approximately
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition