-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
rather; better; instead; if anything
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
results; record; grades; marks
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how; in what way; by what means