indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
how; in what way; how about
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
such; like that; that sort of; very
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
tedious; boring; being fed up with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...