it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
contest; comparison; competition
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
(turned out) all right in the end
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after a long time; for the first time in a while