strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity