Dust (n): tiny particles of dirt, earth, or other substances found in the air or on surfaces Used with adjectives: "We breathe airborne dust." (airborne, house, household) "There is a lot of chalk dust in classrooms." (chalk) "They ground the pepper into fine dust." (fine) Used with verbs: "The chair collects dust." (collects, gathers, be + covered in, be + covered with) "His job is to remove the dust." (remove, sweep, sweep up, wipe, blow away, clean) "Dust covers the unused room." (covers, fills) "Let the dust settle." (settle, clear) "Dust blows in the wind." (blows, floats, flies, swirls) Used with nouns: "The tornado made a dust cloud." (cloud, storm) "There are so many dust balls under the sofa." (ball, bunnies) "Dust covers protect the book." (cover, jacket) "He is allergic to dust mites." (mites) "People wear dust masks to protect their lungs." (masks) Dust (v): to clean dirt off a surface Used with nouns: "The housekeeper dusts the furniture." (furniture)

Former (adj): previous or prior; in the past Used with nouns: "They are trying to improve relations with their former ally." (ally, territory, foe, enemy, rival) "He met with a former ambassador." (ambassador, diplomat, president, governor, leader, mayor, senator, congressman, congresswoman) "She's still waiting for pay from her former employer." (employer) "He still receives presents from his former students." (students, pupils) "He ran into a former girlfriend." (girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, friend, colleague, associate, partner) "She had to list all former homes on the application." (addresses, residences) "The former executives of the company still have some power." (executives, chairmen, chief executives, leaders, owners) "She spoke highly of her former teacher." (teacher, instructor, professor) "It isn't always easy for a former felon to find a job." (felon, prisoner, inmate, convict) "She tried to find the former occupants of her house." (occupants, residents) "They want to restore the hotel to its former greatness." (greatness, grandeur)

How to Use "Hardly" with Example Sentences

Hardly (adv): barely; almost none Used with adjectives: "His excuse is hardly believable." (believable, convincing, credible, plausible, sufficient) "The news was hardly comforting." (comforting, encouraging, reassuring, surprising, unusual) "This is hardly worth doing." (worth) "The changes are hardly necessary." (necessary, worthwhile, practical, relevant, suitable) "She's hardly aware of what's going on." (aware) "That is hardly true." (true, fair) Used with verbs: "The stain hardly shows." (shows) "It's obvious you hardly care." (care) "You hardly enjoyed your meal." (enjoyed, ate) "I hardly know him." (know, think about) "We hardly go to the theater anymore." (go to, attend) "We hardly travel anymore." (travel, visit)

Hearing (n): the ability to be aware of sounds; a meeting where complaints or legal issues are presented and a decision is made on what should be done Used with adjectives: "He has excellent hearing." (excellent, good, sharp, normal, bad, impaired, poor) "The final hearing will be next month." (final, preliminary, appeal, custody, pretrial, disciplinary) "He doesn't think he received a fair hearing." (fair) "We are scheduling a full hearing." (full, formal) "There will be an open hearing." (open, public) "They are holding a committee hearing." (committee, congressional) Used with verbs: "Many animals have excellent hearing." (have) "He is losing his hearing." (be + losing) "I don't know if he will regain his hearing." (regain, get back) "Loud music can affect your hearing." (affect, impair) "His hearing is going fast." (be + going, be + deteriorating, be + improving) "They are having public hearings." (be + having, be + holding, be + conducting) "They scheduled the hearing for next month." (scheduled) "They demanded an open hearing." (demanded, called for, requested, asked for) "She got a fair hearing." (got, received) "The hearing will take place tomorrow." (take place) Used with nouns: "This doctor deals with hearing loss." (loss, impairment, problems) "She has to get a hearing aid." (aid) Used with prepositions: "They set a trial date at today's hearing." (at, in, during) "The case was dismissed without a hearing." (without)

Heart (n): an organ that pumps blood all through the body; feelings or emotions; central or most important part Used with adjectives: "He has a healthy heart." (healthy, strong, bad, weak) "She could hear his beating heart." (beating, racing, pounding) "He received an artificial heart." (artificial) "They learned about the human heart." (human) "She has a big heart." (big, good, kind, pure, warm) "He has a cold heart." (cold, dark, hard) "She's dealing with a broken heart." (broken) Used with verbs: "His heart beats rapidly." (beats) "The heart pumps blood." (pumps) "His heart pounded in his chest." (pounded, thumped, throbbed) "Her heart raced when she saw him." (raced, fluttered) "She has a good heart." (has) "She really broke my heart." (broke) "His gesture touched her heart." (touched, warmed, melted) "He tried to steal her heart with flowers." (steal, win, capture) "He told me to follow my heart." (follow) "He poured out his heart to her but she didn't care." (poured out, opened) "Her heart jumped when she saw him." (jumped, leaped, skipped a beat) "My heart aches just thinking about it." (aches, breaks, sinks, melts) Used with nouns: "The doctor checked his heart rate." (rate, rhythm) "He was attached to a heart monitor." (monitor) "He has a heart defect." (defect, condition, murmur) "She was diagnosed with heart disease." (disease, failure) "He needs heart surgery." (surgery) "She received a heart transplant." (transplant) Used with prepositions: "I know his advice comes from the heart." (from) "He's still a kid at heart." (at) "She knew in her heart that he was lying." (in) "He got to the heart of the issue." (of)

Heat (n): warmth; hot weather; high temperature; cooking source Used with adjectives: "He's quickly losing body heat." (body) "They moved away from the intense heat of the fire." (intense, burning) "There is gentle heat coming from the floors." (gentle, radiant) "I can't handle this extreme heat." (extreme, great, unbearable, boiling, blazing, scorching) "She's getting used to the dry heat." (dry, desert, tropical) "I try to stay out of the afternoon heat." (afternoon, midday, summer) "Cook this over low heat." (low, gentle, medium, moderate, high) "Don't cook that over direct heat." (direct) "Their house has electric heat." (electric, gas, radiant) Used with verbs: "I can feel the heat." (feel) "This heater produces a lot of heat." (produces, makes, provides, gives off) "The fire will lose heat quickly once it's out." (lose) "The cover helps it retain heat." (retain) "They're trying to create a material that absorbs heat well." (absorbs, conducts, withstands) "The heat is really building up in here." (building up, increasing) "Can you turn up the heat?" (turn up, reduce, turn down, turn off, turn on) "They have electric heat." (have, use) Used with nouns: "We are trying to reduce heat loss." (loss) "She is suffering from heat exhaustion." (exhaustion, stroke) Used with prepositions: "I can't do anything in the heat." (in) "Make sure that's off the heat." (off) "Cook on high heat for five minutes." (on, over) Heat (v): to make warm Used with adverbs: "Slowly heat the soup so you don't burn it." (slowly) "Is the swimming pool well heated?" (well, thoroughly) "Make sure the dish is heated up before serving." (up) Used with nouns: "The oven heats up quickly." (oven, grill) "Can you heat some milk?" (milk, water, soup) "Did you heat the pan?" (pan, skillet, oil)

Previous Word by Letter: Heart	Next Word by Letter: Heavy
Previous Word by Frequency: She

For (prep): used when indicating a use or function; used with referring to something given to someone; used when indicating the intention of something Example sentences: "This gift is for my parents." "I made potato salad for the potluck." "I bought balloons for the party." "I made this for you." "I need a table for five." "I've known you for a long time." "I quit college for financial reasons." "I take medicine for my headaches."

Previous Word by Letter: Football	Next Word by Letter: Force
Previous Word by Frequency: Are	Next Word by Frequency: That

Thanks (n): an expression of gratitude

Used with adjectives:

"I give my sincere thanks to all of my friends."
(sincere, heartfelt, warm)

"We would like to give special thanks to the students."
(special, honorary)

Used with verbs:

"He gave thanks to all who attended the party."
(gave, offered, extended, expressed)

"She received huge thanks for her dedication."
(received, got)

Used with prepositions:

"He gave thanks for all of their hard work."
(for)

Used with nouns:

"That bicycle is mine."
(bicycle, car, house, boat) *many additional nouns

"That woman is my mother."
(woman, lady, person)

"I want that car."
(car, television, computer) *many additional nouns

"That sound is very loud."
(sound, noise, voice, music)

"That is not a good idea."
(idea, suggestion, choice)

"That was a false alarm."
(false alarm, bad decision, good choice)

Used with nouns:

"The dog is friendly."
(dog, cat, man, woman)

"The cup is empty."
(cup, sink, restaurant, church, store, house)

"The chair is uncomfortable."
(chair, sofa, couch, bed, mattress)

"We painted the walls."
(walls, desk, table, room, ceiling, bookshelves)

"I fell off the stool."
(stool, bed, roof, chair, curb)

"I am going to the store."
(store, mall, shopping center, bank, post office)

"Have you seen the newspaper?"
(newspaper, news, article, headlines, keys)

"The books are in alphabetical order."
(books, magazines, cards)

"The computer is broken."
(computer, refrigerator, oven, washer, dishwasher, furnace, clock) *many additional nouns

Used with adjectives:

"My daughter picked the brown puppy."
(brown, black, yellow, shaggy)

"Please put this in the wooden box."
(wooden, square, rectangular, red, yellow, orange, purple, green, blue) *many additional adjectives

"The prettiest girl in my class likes me."
(prettiest, smartest, best looking, nicest, friendliest)

"He had a hard time carrying the heavy books."
(heavy, large, big, hardcover)

"The old man lives next door to me."
(old, young, mean, kind, elderly, married, single, widowed, divorced)

Used with verbs:

"He is the teacher."
(be: is/am/are)

"She has the largest number of students."
(has, teaches)

"My dad owns the store."
(owns, runs, manages)

How many words do you need to know in English? This is a very common question and it varies depending on your goal. Because TalkEnglish.com focuses on speaking, the vocabulary presented in this section will be the most commonly used words in speaking.

1. There are roughly 100,000 word-families in the English language.
2. A native English speaking person knows between 10,000 (uneducated) to 20,000 (educated) word families.
3. Professor Paul Nation found that a person needs to know 8,000-9,000 word families to enjoy reading a book.
4. Studying heritage language learners reveal that a person with a vocabulary size of 2,500 passive word-families and 2,000 active word-families can speak a language fluently.

Many people do not know what a heritage language learner is. Let's say a person from Mexico moves to the US at the age of 5. The person knows basic Spanish and is fluent for a 5 year old but eventually English will become dominant. This person whose first language is Spanish actually does not know many Spanish words and must study Spanish to retain it. Because they grew up for 5 years speaking Spanish, they are a different type of language learners. This type of person is considered a heritage language learner.

GOOD NEWS - If your goal is to speak English fluently, you are not required to study 10,000 words. 2,000 is enough to get you started.

Here is another list of things to consider before studying vocabulary

1. Before studying vocabulary, understand the difference between each word in a word-family. By doing so, you will be able to understand how to use words more easily. A word-family is a grouping of words derived from the same base. For example, active, actively, activities, and activity are all in the same word-family.
2. There is a difference between passive vocabulary and active vocabulary. Passive vocabulary is used in reading and listening, where you are receiving information. Active vocabulary is used in writing and speaking, where you are giving information. In reading, you have time to think. If you want to be fluent, you don't have time to think because the definition of fluent is to speak smoothly and easily.
3. Your goal should be to increase the depth of your vocabulary knowledge instead of the breadth of your vocabulary knowledge. There are many English learners who know 8,000 words, but they cannot speak a single sentence. On the other hand, there are people who know only 2,000 words and they can speak fluently. The difference is how deeply you know a word. Knowing 10,000 words passively will not help you with speaking. Instead focus on learning the first 2,000 words deeply.
4. Learning vocabulary by memorizing the definition in your native language is an inefficient way to learn words. Rather, reading is the best way to increase your vocabulary. Learn words by seeing the word in a sentence. You can look up words in a dictionary, but study them in sentences, not the word itself.

The vocabulary words in the list below were created by extracting words from dialogs totaling more than 250,000 words. The only words to make it into the top 2,000 words were those that were present in 1) The British National Corpus top 3,000 words, 2) The Corpus of Contemporary American English top 5,000 words, and 3) The 3,000 most frequently spoken words from Longman Communication.

If you had to choose the first 2,000 words to learn, the list below is very accurate. The number next to the link is the actual number.

Top 2000 English Vocabulary Words used in Speaking (2265)

Out of the 2265 words in the list, a total of 1867 word families were present.

Top 2000 Word Families (1867)

The following is broken down by type of words. All the words in the following lists are in the list of 2000 words. The sum is greater than 2,000 because many words can be both a noun and a verb.

Finally, before you start studying vocabulary, keep in mind that you will need to learn a lot more than 2,000 words. However, studying the right 2,000 words in the proper depth will help you to become fluent in English much faster.

Top 1500 Nouns (1524)
Top 1000 Verbs (1010)
Top 500 Adjectives (528)
Top 250 Adverbs (252)
Top 60 Pronouns (58)
Top 50 Prepositions (46)

How many words do you need to know in English? This is a very common question and it varies depending on your goal. Because TalkEnglish.com focuses on speaking, the vocabulary presented in this section will be the most commonly used words in speaking.

1. There are roughly 100,000 word-families in the English language.
2. A native English speaking person knows between 10,000 (uneducated) to 20,000 (educated) word families.
3. Professor Paul Nation found that a person needs to know 8,000-9,000 word families to enjoy reading a book.
4. Studying heritage language learners reveal that a person with a vocabulary size of 2,500 passive word-families and 2,000 active word-families can speak a language fluently.

Many people do not know what a heritage language learner is. Let's say a person from Mexico moves to the US at the age of 5. The person knows basic Spanish and is fluent for a 5 year old but eventually English will become dominant. This person whose first language is Spanish actually does not know many Spanish words and must study Spanish to retain it. Because they grew up for 5 years speaking Spanish, they are a different type of language learners. This type of person is considered a heritage language learner.

GOOD NEWS - If your goal is to speak English fluently, you are not required to study 10,000 words. 2,000 is enough to get you started.

Here is another list of things to consider before studying vocabulary

1. Before studying vocabulary, understand the difference between each word in a word-family. By doing so, you will be able to understand how to use words more easily. A word-family is a grouping of words derived from the same base. For example, active, actively, activities, and activity are all in the same word-family.
2. There is a difference between passive vocabulary and active vocabulary. Passive vocabulary is used in reading and listening, where you are receiving information. Active vocabulary is used in writing and speaking, where you are giving information. In reading, you have time to think. If you want to be fluent, you don't have time to think because the definition of fluent is to speak smoothly and easily.
3. Your goal should be to increase the depth of your vocabulary knowledge instead of the breadth of your vocabulary knowledge. There are many English learners who know 8,000 words, but they cannot speak a single sentence. On the other hand, there are people who know only 2,000 words and they can speak fluently. The difference is how deeply you know a word. Knowing 10,000 words passively will not help you with speaking. Instead focus on learning the first 2,000 words deeply.
4. Learning vocabulary by memorizing the definition in your native language is an inefficient way to learn words. Rather, reading is the best way to increase your vocabulary. Learn words by seeing the word in a sentence. You can look up words in a dictionary, but study them in sentences, not the word itself.

The vocabulary words in the list below were created by extracting words from dialogs totaling more than 250,000 words. The only words to make it into the top 2,000 words were those that were present in 1) The British National Corpus top 3,000 words, 2) The Corpus of Contemporary American English top 5,000 words, and 3) The 3,000 most frequently spoken words from Longman Communication.

If you had to choose the first 2,000 words to learn, the list below is very accurate. The number next to the link is the actual number.

Top 2000 English Vocabulary Words used in Speaking (2265)

Out of the 2265 words in the list, a total of 1867 word families were present.

Top 2000 Word Families (1867)

The following is broken down by type of words. All the words in the following lists are in the list of 2000 words. The sum is greater than 2,000 because many words can be both a noun and a verb.

Finally, before you start studying vocabulary, keep in mind that you will need to learn a lot more than 2,000 words. However, studying the right 2,000 words in the proper depth will help you to become fluent in English much faster.

Top 1500 Nouns (1524)
Top 1000 Verbs (1010)
Top 500 Adjectives (528)
Top 250 Adverbs (252)
Top 60 Pronouns (58)
Top 50 Prepositions (46)

Top 60 Pronouns

Out of the 2265 most frequently used words, 58 were identified as pronouns. However, 48 words were primarily used as pronouns, while the remaining 10 words were different types but could be used as a pronoun. For example, the word "some" is an adjective, such as, "The children played for some time." However, it can also be a pronoun, "Some do not agree with you."

Because of the multiple meaning of words, the ordering of words were conducted by 1) taking the frequency of only pronoun types, then 2) taking the frequency of (pronouns + other type), then finally 3) taking the frequency of (other type + pronouns).

There can be typos or errors. If you find anything that is incorrect, please email talkenglish@talkenglish.com. We will do our best to correct everything.

Word Frequency Type

your 1067 (pronoun) I 621 (pronoun) they 617 (pronoun) their 439 (pronoun) we 352 (pronoun) who 281 (pronoun) them 269 (pronoun) its 215 (pronoun) our 213 (pronoun) my 177 (pronoun) those 156 (pronoun) he 144 (pronoun) us 127 (pronoun) her 107 (pronoun) something 89 (pronoun) me 88 (pronoun) yourself 59 (pronoun) someone 55 (pronoun) everything 43 (pronoun) itself 34 (pronoun) everyone 31 (pronoun) themselves 29 (pronoun) anyone 22 (pronoun) him 17 (pronoun) whose 14 (pronoun) myself 12 (pronoun) everybody 9 (pronoun) ourselves 7 (pronoun) himself 6 (pronoun) somebody 4 (pronoun) yours 4 (pronoun) herself 3 (pronoun) whoever 1 (pronoun) you 2041 (pronoun, noun) that 1743 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) it 1386 (pronoun, noun) this 864 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) what 461 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) which 449 (pronoun, adjective) these 344 (pronoun, adjective) his 125 (pronoun, adjective) she 85 (pronoun, noun) lot 82 (pronoun, adverb, noun) anything 19 (pronoun, noun, adverb) whatever 16 (pronoun, adverb, interjection) nobody 7 (pronoun, noun) none 5 (pronoun, adverb, adjective) mine 2 (pronoun, noun, verb) anybody 1 (pronoun, noun) some 501 (adjective, pronoun, adverb) there 470 (adverb, pronoun, noun) all 438 (adjective, pronoun, noun) where 166 (adverb, pronoun, noun) another 123 (adjective, pronoun) same 120 (adjective, pronoun, adverb) certain 71 (adjective, pronoun) nothing 35 (noun, pronoun, adjective) self 17 (noun, pronoun, adjective) nowhere 1 (adverb, pronoun, adjective)

Top 60 Pronouns

Out of the 2265 most frequently used words, 58 were identified as pronouns. However, 48 words were primarily used as pronouns, while the remaining 10 words were different types but could be used as a pronoun. For example, the word "some" is an adjective, such as, "The children played for some time." However, it can also be a pronoun, "Some do not agree with you."

Because of the multiple meaning of words, the ordering of words were conducted by 1) taking the frequency of only pronoun types, then 2) taking the frequency of (pronouns + other type), then finally 3) taking the frequency of (other type + pronouns).

There can be typos or errors. If you find anything that is incorrect, please email talkenglish@talkenglish.com. We will do our best to correct everything.

Word Frequency Type

your 1067 (pronoun) I 621 (pronoun) they 617 (pronoun) their 439 (pronoun) we 352 (pronoun) who 281 (pronoun) them 269 (pronoun) its 215 (pronoun) our 213 (pronoun) my 177 (pronoun) those 156 (pronoun) he 144 (pronoun) us 127 (pronoun) her 107 (pronoun) something 89 (pronoun) me 88 (pronoun) yourself 59 (pronoun) someone 55 (pronoun) everything 43 (pronoun) itself 34 (pronoun) everyone 31 (pronoun) themselves 29 (pronoun) anyone 22 (pronoun) him 17 (pronoun) whose 14 (pronoun) myself 12 (pronoun) everybody 9 (pronoun) ourselves 7 (pronoun) himself 6 (pronoun) somebody 4 (pronoun) yours 4 (pronoun) herself 3 (pronoun) whoever 1 (pronoun) you 2041 (pronoun, noun) that 1743 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) it 1386 (pronoun, noun) this 864 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) what 461 (pronoun, adjective, adverb) which 449 (pronoun, adjective) these 344 (pronoun, adjective) his 125 (pronoun, adjective) she 85 (pronoun, noun) lot 82 (pronoun, adverb, noun) anything 19 (pronoun, noun, adverb) whatever 16 (pronoun, adverb, interjection) nobody 7 (pronoun, noun) none 5 (pronoun, adverb, adjective) mine 2 (pronoun, noun, verb) anybody 1 (pronoun, noun) some 501 (adjective, pronoun, adverb) there 470 (adverb, pronoun, noun) all 438 (adjective, pronoun, noun) where 166 (adverb, pronoun, noun) another 123 (adjective, pronoun) same 120 (adjective, pronoun, adverb) certain 71 (adjective, pronoun) nothing 35 (noun, pronoun, adjective) self 17 (noun, pronoun, adjective) nowhere 1 (adverb, pronoun, adjective)

Top 250 Adverbs

Out of the 2265 most frequently used words, 252 were identified as adverbs. However, 154 words were primarily used as adverbs, while the remaining 98 words were different types but could be used as an adverb. For example, the word "by" is a preposition, such as, "He drove by the restaurant." However, it can also be an adverb, "The restaurant is close by."

Because of the multiple meaning of words, the ordering of words were conducted by 1) taking the frequency of only adverb types, then 2) taking the frequency of (adverbs + other type), then finally 3) taking the frequency of (other type + adverbs).

There can be typos or errors. If you find anything that is incorrect, please email talkenglish@talkenglish.com. We will do our best to correct everything.

Word Frequency Type

not 658 (adverb) also 419 (adverb) very 191 (adverb) often 187 (adverb) however 128 (adverb) too 114 (adverb) usually 101 (adverb) really 79 (adverb) early 77 (adverb) never 76 (adverb) always 69 (adverb) sometimes 67 (adverb) together 63 (adverb) likely 57 (adverb) simply 54 (adverb) generally 52 (adverb) instead 50 (adverb) actually 46 (adverb) again 44 (adverb) rather 42 (adverb) almost 41 (adverb) especially 41 (adverb) ever 39 (adverb) quickly 39 (adverb) probably 38 (adverb) already 36 (adverb) below 36 (adverb) directly 34 (adverb) therefore 34 (adverb) else 30 (adverb) thus 28 (adverb) easily 26 (adverb) eventually 26 (adverb) exactly 26 (adverb) certainly 22 (adverb) normally 22 (adverb) currently 19 (adverb) extremely 18 (adverb) finally 18 (adverb) constantly 17 (adverb) properly 17 (adverb) soon 17 (adverb) specifically 17 (adverb) ahead 16 (adverb) daily 16 (adverb) highly 16 (adverb) immediately 16 (adverb) relatively 16 (adverb) slowly 16 (adverb) fairly 15 (adverb) primarily 15 (adverb) completely 14 (adverb) ultimately 14 (adverb) widely 14 (adverb) recently 13 (adverb) seriously 13 (adverb) frequently 12 (adverb) fully 12 (adverb) mostly 12 (adverb) naturally 12 (adverb) nearly 12 (adverb) occasionally 12 (adverb) carefully 11 (adverb) clearly 11 (adverb) essentially 11 (adverb) possibly 11 (adverb) slightly 11 (adverb) somewhat 11 (adverb) equally 10 (adverb) greatly 10 (adverb) necessarily 10 (adverb) personally 10 (adverb) rarely 10 (adverb) regularly 10 (adverb) similarly 10 (adverb) basically 9 (adverb) closely 9 (adverb) effectively 9 (adverb) initially 9 (adverb) literally 9 (adverb) mainly 9 (adverb) merely 9 (adverb) gently 8 (adverb) hopefully 8 (adverb) originally 8 (adverb) roughly 8 (adverb) significantly 8 (adverb) totally 7 (adverb) twice 7 (adverb) elsewhere 6 (adverb) everywhere 6 (adverb) perfectly 6 (adverb) physically 6 (adverb) suddenly 5 (adverb) truly 5 (adverb) virtually 5 (adverb) altogether 4 (adverb) anyway 4 (adverb) automatically 4 (adverb) deeply 4 (adverb) definitely 4 (adverb) deliberately 4 (adverb) hardly 4 (adverb) readily 4 (adverb) terribly 4 (adverb) unfortunately 4 (adverb) forth 3 (adverb) briefly 2 (adverb) moreover 2 (adverb) strongly 2 (adverb) honestly 1 (adverb) previously 1 (adverb) as 1363 (adverb, conjunction, pronoun) there 470 (adverb, pronoun, noun) when 442 (adverb, conjunction) how 412 (adverb, conjunction) so 352 (adverb, conjunction, pronoun) up 296 (adverb, preposition, adjective) out 294 (adverb, preposition, adjective) no 213 (adverb, adjective, noun) only 208 (adverb, adjective, conjunction) well 184 (adverb, verb, noun) then 179 (adverb, adjective) first 176 (adverb, adjective) where 166 (adverb, pronoun, noun) why 118 (adverb, conjunction, noun) now 104 (adverb, conjunction, adjective) around 101 (adverb, preposition) once 95 (adverb, conjunction) down 94 (adverb, preposition, adjective) off 74 (adverb, preposition, adjective) here 72 (adverb, interjection) tonight 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