to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hey; listen; look here; I say
just because; even if; even though
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
job hunting; job searching
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
else; in addition; besides
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get hungry; to become hungry
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to say; to be called; to do
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole