to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
with these words; while saying
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be silent; to say nothing
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
rather than; more ... than ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(in) the air; midair; sky
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
one by one; one after another; successively
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...