very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
suffix for familiar person
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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.)
imagination; supposition; guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
doing whatever one pleases
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
like; similar to; as with; in the same way