I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to come to an end; to close the curtain
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment