and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; even though; despite
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even though; despite; when
ten; 10; ten years of age
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
having said that; on the other hand
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
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)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
don't you think?; indicates question
to hand over; to surrender
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer