something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
consequence; outcome; result; blame
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how; in what way; how about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to go out and away; to leave
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn