thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
until now; so far; up to the present
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to keep away; to keep at a distance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo