slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
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
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
good feeling; feeling good
(one's) quota; assignment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
if it is the case that ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; like that; that sort of; very
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...