story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
door; gate; opening; title page
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
don't worry about it; forget about it
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
woman; female; feminine gender
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
as (for); for; in the capacity of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
don't you think?; indicates question
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm