past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to recall; to remember; to recollect
society; public; community; social studies
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
about this time; about now
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!