greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
hey; listen; look here; I say
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
a little bit; a little while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
second marriage; remarriage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please (give me); please (do for me)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on