indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances