slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether