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.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force or indicates command
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way 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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!