recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
older sister; lass; young lady
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
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
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(some) more; even more; longer; further
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily