very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
older sister; lass; young lady
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
how; in what way; how about
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread