futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
because of; owing to; due to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
please (give me); please (do for me)
to say; to be called; to do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good