slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assault; to assail
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
understood; I see; OK; present; here
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control