funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily