at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at that time; in those days
group; party; team; squad; section
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
although I say; although one might say; although called
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
meaning; significance; sense
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one's post; place of work; workplace
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
absolutely; positively; decidedly
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)