to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to be silent; to say nothing
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
then; well; so; well then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?