may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sympathy; compassion; pity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be needed; to be wanted
such; like that; that sort of; very
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
government; administration
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)