thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so; like this; in this way
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
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.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper