excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
mockery; derision; ridicule
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to surround; to crowd around
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)