scale; scope; plan; structure
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be silent; to say nothing
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
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)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)