indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn