lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
offender; criminal; culprit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; feminine gender
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
selection; choice; option
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
in search of; in order to look for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?