to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
journal; magazine; periodical
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; how about
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
company president; manager; director
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
serious; not joking; straight
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie