book; volume; this; present; main; head
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(medical) doctor; physician
offender; criminal; culprit
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not