it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
pregnancy; conception; gestation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
of course; certainly; naturally
after childbirth; postpartum
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")