good humour (humor); good mood
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in that way; thus; so; so?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; season; period; phase; stage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
originally; by nature; from the start
infants; babies and very young children
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's the way it is; such is life
now; the present time; just now; another; more
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
desperately; for one's dear life
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
covered with; stained; smeared
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
technical skill; ability; capacity
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself