it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
waste of time; killing time
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
participation; joining; entry; adherence
planning; project; plan; design
that day; the very same day
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
though; notwithstanding; although
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game