may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
so; like this; in this way
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)