Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
at least; at most; (even) just
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
nice; likeable; desirable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust