dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
selection of music; song selection
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it is not (like that) either
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession