something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
knitting; knitted material; crochet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
all; entire; whole; altogether
than; from; out of; except; but; more
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
understood; I see; OK; present; here
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
father; dad; husband; you; he
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
of course; certainly; naturally
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)