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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

4

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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olden days; former

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

90

so; like this; in this way

1

warm; mild; genial

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

9

was; were

8

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

40

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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indicates question

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

4

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

3

that; those; the

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

2

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

11

ah; oh; hey!

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yes; that is so

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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be; is

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

9

to build; to construct

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

family; members of a family

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

2

to feel at ease

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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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.)

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

33

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

8

two persons; two people; pair; couple

6

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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but; however; although

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the older child

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