to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be silent; to say nothing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
serious; not joking; straight
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be found; to be discovered
imagination; supposition; guess
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
perfect; complete; flawless
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so