somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?