hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
I see; that's right; indeed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
sincere; earnest; serious
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
conviction; belief; confidence
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that day; the very same day
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(talking in a) half-joking manner
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt