regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
great difference; major mistake
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
in history; ever; historical
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
percent; per cent; percentage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way