to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
defense; defence; protection
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
going into battle; departure for the front
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)