to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
last night; yesterday evening
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
considerably; fairly; quite
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
all present; all concerned; all of us
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(police) detective; criminal matter
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
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
corridor; hallway; passageway
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
somehow; for some reason or other