indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
session; jam session; jam
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing