it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?