that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
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.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
adds force or indicates command
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
two times; twice; two degrees
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart