appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
name; given name; first name
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for the first time in one's life
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
father; dad; husband; you; he
hey there; I say; see here
to be surprised; to be astonished
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range