endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
normalcy; normality; normal
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
adds force or indicates command
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
after school (at the end of the day)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
physical education; PE; gym (class)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
even though; despite; when
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage