yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to say no more; to sink into silence
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
serious; not joking; straight
something; some kind of; for some reason
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that