effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
meaning; significance; sense
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
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)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in that way; thus; so; so?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise