only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to show through
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
... years old; age (of) ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
don't you think?; indicates question
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)