terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
about; on; regarding; per; for every
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
then; well; so; well then
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in the meanwhile; during the time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
name; given name; first name
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
boy; son; baby boy; young man
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
it seems so; that's what it looks like
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)