favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hello; good day; good afternoon
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
wicked tongue; abusive language
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint