various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
such; this sort of; like this
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
beginning; outset; first; onset
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
such; like that; that sort of; very
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; not joking; straight
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute