to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
about; on; regarding; per; for every
how; in what way; how about
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as