serious; not joking; straight
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
reaching; attaining; arrival
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
every evening; night after night
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man