how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up