language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; and; (and) then
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
tag (children's game); tig
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
one by one; in detail; minutely
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
of course; certainly; naturally
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
source of information; intelligence source; message source
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.