to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to have a talk; to tell a story
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to accept; to receive; to agree
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like