perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
the other day; lately; recently
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rest; break; recess; intermission
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
knowing; (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
account book; register; ledger
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
company; corporation; workplace
absolutely no smoking; complete smoking ban; total ban on smoking
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fundraising; financing; cash flow
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption