small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take; to catch; to capture
of course; certainly; naturally
originally; by nature; from the start
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
so; like this; in this way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
looking pale; looking unwell
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate