to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
name; given name; first name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
older brother; elder brother
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that