to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
murder; killing; murderer
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
trial product; prototype model
number one; first; best; most; game; round
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
papermaking; paper-making; paper making