incident; affair; happening; event
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
please (give me); please (do for me)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
front entrance; front door
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be infected; to be contagious
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in search of; in order to look for
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough