enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
match; game; bout; contest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
men's basketball; boys' basketball
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
school inter-class ball-game competition
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and yet; though; when; in spite of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
suffix for familiar person
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily