endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
of course; certainly; naturally
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
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
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
adds force or indicates command
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
opening fully; full throttle; full power
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work