-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how many people; a number of people
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be silent; to say nothing
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that's the way it is; such is life
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points