to say; to be called; to do
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
attendance (at school); going to school
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
that's the way it is; such is life
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
from now; from this moment; henceforth
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
second (unit of time); arc second
anything and everything; just about everything
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
settlement; solution; resolution
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible