happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for this very reason; that is exactly why
as if it were about oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with a friendly grin; smilingly
while; during; while; although; all; both
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!