-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
rather; sooner; preferably