strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
maternity leave; paternity leave
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
pregnancy; conception; gestation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
age thirty; one's thirties
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
so; like this; in this way
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
independence; self-reliance
woman; female; feminine gender
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to face; to go towards; to head towards