that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be needed; to be wanted
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
than; from; out of; except; but; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
the other day; lately; recently
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly