silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
cyclo (Southeast Asian pedicab)
(United States of) America; USA
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
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
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
decision; settlement; definition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to