unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
single word; a few words; brief comment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
deep affection; dear; beloved
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to fall ill; to be taken ill
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise