strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
senior; veteran; old-timer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
then; well; so; well then
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)