nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
like this; this sort; this way
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
nothing but; except; no more than
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that