activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
young girl; lass; adolescent female
two persons; two people; pair; couple
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief