idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
considerably; fairly; quite
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meaning; significance; sense
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such; like that; that sort of; very
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular