again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
natural disaster; cataclysm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reaction; response; reaction
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading