extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dwelling; house; residence; address
construction; establishment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
for example; for instance; e.g.
dissection; autopsy; analysis
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
rather; better; instead; if anything
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
decomposition; ulceration
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound