reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
long ago; a long time ago; already
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
name; given name; first name
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
myself; yourself; I; me; you
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)