to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what
don't you think?; indicates question
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
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
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
no, not like that (but like this)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to kick over; to kick down
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes