endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
reality; actuality; hard fact
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
how; in what way; how about
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
children's (TV) show; children's program
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
honorific/polite/humble prefix
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
surroundings; environs; circumference
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly