you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
living thing; living creature; animal; life
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
every year; yearly; annually
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil; student; schoolchild
children's story; fairy tale
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record