that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
soldier; combatant; warrior
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
adds force or indicates command
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation