laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
name; given name; first name
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
than; from; out of; except; but; more
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
while; during; while; although; all; both
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
waste of time; killing time
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
grasp; catch; understanding
with these words; while saying
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
beyond this point; from now on; after this
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality