everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to cut corners; to be shoddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh