indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
guardian; protector; patron; parent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
because of; owing to; due to
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
really; truly; indeed; good grief
together; at the same time; same; identical
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to