to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
story; tale; talk; discussion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
standard; set; routine; decided
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation