cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to say; to be called; to do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
of course; certainly; naturally
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
body; group; party; company; troupe
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)