tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
training (esp. in-service); induction course
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
divorce; dissolution of adoption
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
shady; underhanded; questionable
explanation; interpretation
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
meaning; significance; sense
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence