such; like that; that sort of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
attendant; valet; servant; follower
nothing but; except; no more than
indescribable; having no way to express
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
corridor; hallway; passageway
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons