it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to make merry; to be festive
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how; in what way; how about
meaning; significance; sense
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
boy; son; baby boy; young man
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead