to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as before; as ever; as it was originally
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
looking depressed; long face
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during