-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on