a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to prevent; to take precautions
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beginning; outset; first; onset
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
settlement; solution; resolution
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
I see; that's right; indeed
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's post; place of work; workplace
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
living thing; organism; creature; biology
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
serious; not joking; straight
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
application; request; petition
carelessly; inattentively
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
article; thing; object; property; real estate
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean