it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
in comparison to; rather than
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
is something that; is that which
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
phantom; vision; illusion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself