contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
so; like this; in this way
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
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
not caring; not giving a damn
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
independent business; self-employment
contradiction; inconsistency
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
being startled; getting a shock
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
social; societal; societary