important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now; the present time; just now; another; more
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
a little; a bit; slightly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)