quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
name; given name; first name
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
three; three years of age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
about; on; regarding; per; for every
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to know (someone); to think; to believe
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
such; this sort of; like this
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from now; from this moment; henceforth
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far