to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
simmering; (boiling) gently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
loveable; very likeable; like very much
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
in that way; thus; so; so?
finish; finishing; finishing touches
cleavage (between breasts)
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
flour; meal; powder; dust
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap