alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to rant and rave; to raise hell
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; like that; that sort of
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
for this very reason; that is exactly why
suffix for familiar person
to cease; to stop; to be over
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
please (give me); please (do for me)
surely (not); certainly (not)