dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
things at hand; personal belongings
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
identification papers; ID
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a few years ago; some years back
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to