to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how many people; a number of people
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
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
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wearing one's hair in braids
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
observation; survey; watching
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to feel; to sense; to experience
like; similar to; as with; in the same way