vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to accept; to receive; to agree
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
invitation; introduction; temptation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)