oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
departure; leaving; setting off
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
research institute; (research) laboratory
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not