only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be worried; to be troubled
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight