yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that's the way it is; such is life
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
back off!; leave me alone!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
single-mother household; fatherless family
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such