great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend