today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to translate; to interpret
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
absolutely; positively; decidedly
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
how can (one) do something