Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
really; truly; indeed; good grief
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
until now; so far; up to the present
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime