futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
this world; this life; world of the living
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?