serious; not joking; straight
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
writing; composition; essay; sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
beginning; outset; first; onset
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
feeling; sense; impression
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
drama; theatre; theater; play
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
group; party; team; squad; section
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown