fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
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
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; like this; in this way
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
middle of the night; dead of night
when it becomes; when it comes to
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be found; to be discovered
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
serious; not joking; straight
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing