small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
preface; introduction; preamble
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
library (usu. single-room); small library
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to concern; to be related
article; news story; report; account
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
energy conservation; economical use of energy
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire