wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more