to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) even once; (not) ever
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to iron; to do the ironing
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
in this way; thus; such; uh...
such; like that; that sort of; very
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet