I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
all; entire; whole; altogether
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this world; this life; world of the living
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it