to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ago; since; before; previous
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with