that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
how can (one) do something
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
father; dad; husband; you; he
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
chink in the armor (armour)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
looking away; looking aside
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do