advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
sudden change; complete change
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
clearing one's throat; cough
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
while; during; while; although; all; both