why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name; given name; first name
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to begin talking; to open up
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even though; despite; when
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no