check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
those (near the second person)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to start working; to take action
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
again; once more; a second time
so; like this; in this way
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic