wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
training; drill; practice; discipline
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's