appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
very; extremely; excessively
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
regret; repentance; remorse
anything and everything; just about everything
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bidirectional communication
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...