indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread; to be propagated
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be surprised; to be astonished
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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no!; no no!; no, not at all
chief (of police); head (of office)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
consequence; outcome; result; blame
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
all; entire; whole; altogether
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
small change; coins; small sum of money
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)