is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
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 live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
after school (at the end of the day)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
called; known as; that; to say
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
and then; and so; and; so then
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse