tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
by today; before the day is over
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I see; that's right; indeed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
companion; company; tritagonist
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness