this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
all; entire; whole; altogether
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
second day of the month; two days
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
adds force or indicates command
opening and shutting; opening and closing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
how; in what way; how about
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
until now; so far; up to the present