thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I see; that's right; indeed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
for this very reason; that is exactly why
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
else; in addition; besides
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
nothing but; except; no more than
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you