this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer