in comparison to; rather than
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to look forward to something
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ultimate; final; last; eventual
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
president (of a society); chairman
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
police investigator; investigator
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
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
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)