after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
father; dad; husband; you; he
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
report card; result sheet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just under; a little less than; just short of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way