draw; tie; quits; even; square
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
in this way; thus; such; uh...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to feel; to sense; to experience
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
after all; because; but; even; too; as well