it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
of tender years; very young
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to talk; to carry meaning
mask; disguise; guise; mask
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to make a speech; to address
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic