no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to chase; to run after; to pursue
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
appearance; figure; shape; form
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
feeling; sense; impression
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof