thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
beginning; outset; first; onset
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
counter for books; volume
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not caring; not giving a damn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is that so? (generally rhetorical)