endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
discipline; training; teaching manners
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
had better ...; had better not ...
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen