few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
after school (at the end of the day)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
of course; certainly; naturally
long ago; already; a long time ago
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
with a friendly grin; smilingly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
beginning; outset; first; onset
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...