merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
how; in what way; how about
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to accept; to receive; to agree
to subsist; to keep on living
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
man; male; masculine gender
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
adds force or indicates command
together; at the same time; same; identical
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
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