mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
suffix for familiar person
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
graded on N steps; scored out of N
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
please (give me); please (do for me)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago