a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(social) position; status
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ago; since; before; previous
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen