to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
police; police officer; police station
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
how; in what way; how about
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen