come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
please (give me); please (do for me)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least