ago; since; before; previous
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
such; this sort of; like this
how; in what way; how about; questionable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
historical play; period drama