-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meaning; significance; sense
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any more; any further; any better; any longer
interference; meddling; butting in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage