hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?