-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
than; from; out of; except; but; more
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
while; during; while; although; all; both
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
button (clothing); push-button
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily