with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
vocal sound; tone of voice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
adds force or indicates command
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
due form; official; formality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) even once; (not) ever
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...