normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
plain; plateau; tableland
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to put into effect; to put into practice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")