negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
of course; certainly; naturally
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
second (unit of time); arc second
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be surprised; to be astonished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker