hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
many; numerous; various; large number of
hidden treasure; treasured article
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
notice; attention; observation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hard struggle; strenuous effort