failure; mistake; blunder
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be transparent; to show through
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be helpful; to be useful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker