no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
within; inside of; less than
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
legend; folklore; tradition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in search of; in order to look for
departure; leaving; setting off
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme