hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
notice; attention; observation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
had better ...; had better not ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
alone; by oneself; on one's own
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience