ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize; to apologise
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hello; good day; good afternoon
to hand over; to surrender
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at least; at most; (even) just
to be profitable; to yield a profit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
regret; repentance; remorse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pass (of time); to elapse
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
ahead; before; the future
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend