honour; honor; glory; privilege
sorry; excuse me; thank you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
no!; no no!; no, not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at least; at most; (even) just
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
almost; roughly; approximately
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
things at hand; personal belongings
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards