I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to pass (of time); to elapse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be silent; to say nothing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
present; gift; to give a present or gift
although I say; although one might say; although called
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
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
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...