that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to recall; to remember; to recollect
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be silent; to say nothing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
stairs; stairway; staircase
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
offender; criminal; culprit
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing