fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
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
imagination; supposition; guess
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now that; since; so long as; because
genuine article; real thing; real deal
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody