is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by myself; in person; by oneself
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what kind of; what sort of; what
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
suffix for familiar person
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
town girl; girl raised in a town
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
boy; son; baby boy; young man
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also