no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
scenery; scene; landscape
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
time; hour; period; class
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
had better ...; had better not ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to approach; to draw near