hesitation; indecision; vacillation
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
declaration; proclamation; announcement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
such; like that; that sort of; very
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to become empty; to be emptied
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
pointing out; identification
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
it's not like; it isn't as if
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
amount of money; sum of money
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)