there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
but; however; provided that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in one's own way or style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to put one's hand on; to touch
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
gossip; corner of the mouth
to clap one's hands in prayer
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
real estate agent; realtor
to ask; to enquire; to query
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...