approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
feeling; sense; impression
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
near oneself; close to one; familiar
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)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cue (billiards, pool); cue stick; cue (music, theatre, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
of no interest; not interested
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
even if; even though; however; no matter how
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very