if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
government worker; public servant; civil servant
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
section manager; section chief
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought