to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
like this; in this way; as you see
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
without; but if; otherwise; or else
I see; that's right; indeed
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
outside the country; abroad
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof