that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
name; given name; first name
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in that way; thus; so; so?
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
modern person; people of today
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now