to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
episode; anecdote; vignette
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
height (of body); stature
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
while; during (the time when)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to read the situation; to sense the mood
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
ago; since; before; previous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence