(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become empty; to be emptied
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
sound of typing on a keyboard; having sex
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay