honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
manner of using one's hands
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)