slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
story; tale; talk; discussion
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
impossible to do (although wants to)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
suddenly; all of a sudden
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that