-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
super hero play; playacting as action heroes
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
role of the villain; the bad guy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
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.)