average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
reaction; response; reaction
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sworn brother; buddy; pal
from now; from this moment; henceforth
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
older sister and younger brother
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes