how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; so far; up to the present
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
first base; first baseman; one fort
platform; home; home base; home plate
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to be needed; to be wanted
third (base, baseman, gear)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)