now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
the other day; lately; recently
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
president (of a society); chairman
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
surely; certainly; without doubt
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon