I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
originally; by nature; from the start
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
not caring; not giving a damn
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
perfect; complete; flawless
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to chase; to run after; to pursue
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
in this way; thus; such; uh...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
all; entire; whole; altogether
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept