to be silent; to say nothing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
retort; back talk; backchat
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
living room (Western style); sitting room
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
myself; yourself; I; me; you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality