yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
even if not; even without
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how about
retort; back talk; backchat
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...