serious; not joking; straight
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
of course; certainly; naturally
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
unexpected meeting; coincidence
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!