suffix for familiar person
newspaper story (article, account)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
discovery; detection; finding
of course; certainly; naturally
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as (for); for; in the capacity of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
some people; a few people; several people
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
family; members of a family
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
man; male; masculine gender
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future