to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
instant; moment; for an instant
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older brother and younger sister
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be at a loss for words
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be worried; to be troubled
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of