reinstatement; reappointment
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
older sister; lass; young lady
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
already; now; no longer; not any more
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
story; tale; talk; discussion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring