that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
unmarried; not yet married
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
overall victory; championship
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start