indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
suffix for familiar person
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
single word; a few words; brief comment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to talk; to chat; to chatter
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of