cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
now; the present time; just now; another; more
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
suffix for familiar person
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper