normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
only; merely; but; no more than
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
understood; I see; OK; present; here
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
the other day; lately; recently
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan