I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts