no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
by myself; in person; by oneself
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
such; like that; that sort of
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
even though; despite; when
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone