state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mysterious power of words to alter reality
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ago; since; before; previous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame