otherwise; or else; if not
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
time; hour; period; class
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
father; dad; husband; you; he
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
pupil; student; schoolchild
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?